“Can I Do This” is a powerful story about the thoughts and emotions that alcoholic/addicts go through when entering a rehab facility. Jamel artfully describes the journey from desperation to triumph using the tools and coping strategies he learns in the process. Anyone considering treatment, no matter how many tries they’ve had, can relate to the gut deep honesty of fear, hopelessness, and defeat Jamel describes when he’s had enough and is ready to change. As the story progresses, you can feel the hope and determination start to build within Jamel as he faces his demons and let’s go of the past. Building a relationship with a higher power is essential to recovery and Jamel expresses his relationship and the trust he has in his God in such a way that makes you feel eager to develop your own. Through the good and the bad, Jamel makes recovery feel attainable, even given the heartbreaking circumstances of his story.

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