This book is an autobiographical account, given by an alcoholic who finally realized he suffered from a disease. This disease has brought him face-to-face with death on several occasions. He finally realizes he couldn't drink like an ordinary person because that first drink would definitely be his last. Drinking to cope with the pain and memories from combat has isolated him from family, friends, and faith. This has led him to several hospital and institutional stays, several alcohol poisonings, two suicide attempts, and almost a divorce, leaving him to reach out to his higher power for a solution.