My Rehab Summer

My Rehab Summer: A Novel Based On True Events
https://www.amazon.com/dp/1973451204/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_42ElAb9CM3EBJ

This book tells Patrick's story of how he decided to go to rehab and is based on true events. The first time he got drunk was when he was only 15 years old. Where he grew up in Louisiana, its like a cultural thing to drink alcohol. In college, he started drinking every night. He got his degree in accounting and received his CPA. He now works at his uncles accounting firm sitting at a desk all day.

Well, one day he notice his feet were tingly and numb feeling. He went to the doctor to find out he now has diabetes from all the drinking and being overweight. He decided that he is an addict and to go to rehab. So he heads to Mississippi to The Oaks Addiction Recovery Center. The do AA meetings daily and live in cabins. He tells his story and tells stories from other guys in the group. Although he has no wife or girlfriend, a lot of the others do. You feel for these families in this book.

This book can serve as inspiration to others that need to go or have already been to rehab. It is well written and easy to follow and understand. You really feel bad for him and some of the other people in his story. I really liked this book and highly recommend it. There is a lot of people out there that can benefit from his story.