Our meeting began at 1:30 p.m. This was our third in a row. I am so proud of our members for hanging in there and showing up. We did not take minutes this time. It was a more round table discussion, as our group was so small. We did touch on some good ideas for the future in ways of supporting things the group may need. Roxane is the one that thought of this. I'm referring to simple thing like stamps or even refreshments, once we get out room.

I've been working on a definite place for our meeting, but due to illness, it couldn't be secured in time. Instead, we met again at Shoney's in Pearl, MS. Mabel, the manager was kind enough to give us the back dining room on short notice. I requested our waitress from before, Denise, because she seemed to understand our need for privacy, yet kept our needs were taken care of while we were there.

There were only three of us that could make it. They were Roxane Crawford, Dorothy Danielson, and myself, Joyce Boothe. This meeting was a little more informal, as we were the three originals. We discussed the business at hand first.

I had received a letter from Gary Minevich from the WBi Recycling, explaining how the recycling process helped the TMA. PTK had wanted something in writing, and they plan to try to involve other companies in recycling for us. I called and Mr. Minevich sent a formal letter. I gave a copy to the ones that were interested in it, but plan to use copies of the letter to approach other companies, also, about recycling for the TMA.

We discussed some of the problems we have, and how we handle them. It's amazing the things a person can learn from another. The three of us are at different levels of recovery, so we have a tendency to not think of what the other goes through. Our meeting lasted about an hour and a half. We all went outside together to return to our separate lives for another month.

I am realizing so much out of this, and I hope the others are too. These few meetings have given me such a different look at the different stages of TM. We are learning how the other copes with day to day problems, that "normal" people take for granted. The meetings are exceptionally educational for me. I've learned a lot, and hope the others have, also.

Joyce Roxane Dorothy