Now, the first speaker this afternoon is a gal that I heard very shortly after I came into AA. I think a good many of you have heard me speak, and I didn't find it easy getting here, although I knew as soon as I came that this was the answer for me. And one of the people that influenced me greatly was our first speaker. Some of the members of the group asked me to get this meeting together, and she was one of the first people that I thought of. She helped me terrifically in the past, and she still does. We don't see each other very often, but do get together on the phone once in a while. And all I can say is that, for my money, she's a wonderful AA gal. I'll give her the in-house Flo Melody. Flo? That's nice to be called a gal, yes. Good afternoon, everyone. First, I'd like to congratulate the Canarsie Group on their seventh anniversary and wish them many happy returns of the day. I think it's wonderful, and I'm very grateful for the privilege of being asked here today. And particularly, I'm grateful for the flowers. It's so nice, these anniversaries in AA, to get flowers while you can still smell them, believe me. I think it's great. Well, my name is Florence Melody, and I am an alcoholic. Those four words, I am an alcoholic, means that I, too, am a victim of an insidious and progressive disease known as alcoholism. It was the most important decision I ever made throughout my entire life, and I made that decision while a patient at Kings County Hospital, from my most recent drunk, which I hope was my last, in July of 48. From that day to this, I have been given a choice, to drink or not to drink. Up to today, I prefer to be sober. I don't mean to sound as though I'm bragging about a length of sobriety, because I am not. It's only by the grace of God, AA, and the help from wonderful people like you, that I have had a few 24 hours. Now, my story is not a pretty one. I'm not proud of it, but I'm not ashamed of it. I was a very, very sick person. I tell it for two reasons. Primarily, it helps me to remember…