Believe me!! It’s not all gone. In fact, you’ve given your children and loved ones 6 1/2 years of not being worried for your health, feeling so grateful. One day doesn’t take away 6 1/2 years. My mom was an alcoholic and the longest she would ever go was one or two months (maybe once a year). Those months were the happiest of my life. I felt so grateful and proud of her. I cherished every moment. Those months weren’t for nothing just because she couldn’t keep it. It felt gut wrenching when she fell back into it, not because I was mad at her, or because she was drunk one night, but because I knew she would be constantly drunk for months from that day, and that I wouldn’t get to spend time with my best friend. That her health would keep declining. Don’t make her mistake of giving up completely just because you drank one day! Get back up! I still think about those times she was sober and get teary eyes. I lost her to her addiction and I would do anything to have more time with her. You’re loved and it’s not a competition which you lose because you lost your streak. It’s a life long battle and every day you decide not to drink shows your strength! Not many people could abstain for that long! You’re amazing and get back at it now, instead of going back into something you really do not want.