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Talk about how the pandemic has affected your closest relationships.

As I've mentioned before I am a recovering alcoholic. And it is by attending AA meetings, working the 12 steps of the program, and helping newcomers as they seek recovery from alcoholism that has helped keep me sober these past 11 years. The pandemic and the restrictions resulting from it have turned everything in Alcoholics Anonymous upside down. The meetings I attended we're either in a church meeting room or at AA meeting halls. When they closed most eventually transitioned to Zoom. However, we lost approximately forty to fifty percent of those who attended. Not sure why exactly but I've heard from some that they were not comfortable with the electronic format. Some were older and not able to make the switch. Many of those who have gone missing were good friends. We met weekly at meetings and then went out to dinner afterwards along with others in the group. Now we've been out of touch for over a year. They are in my prayers daily.