A few days ago, The Junky's Wife sent me an e-mail with the subject line "Lois Movie!" (Yes, I am shamelessly piggybacking on JW's superior recovery research skills and pop culture knowledge.) Now for most people, that might imply that a new Superman film is coming out. After all, in spite of the fact that Google seems to think it's Family Guy's Lois Griffin, isn't Lois Lane the world's most famous Lois? But if you have spent time working a 12 Step Anon programs for friends and family members of addicts, you have Lois Wilson, founder of Al-Anon and wife of AA founder Bill Wilson, to thank.
Based on the eponymous biography by William G Borchert
, the Hallmark Hall of Fame movie "When Love Is Not Enough: The Lois Wilson Story" is slated to star Winona Ryder as Lois Wilson and scheduled to air on CBS sometime this season. I have to admit, given how melodramatic and cheesy these made—for—TV movies tend to be, I'm not expecting an accurate portrayal of what addiction and recovery look like, let alone any great insights, but every now and then it can be nice to grab a bowl of popcorn, put personalities before principles, operate on promotion instead of attraction and celebrate the story that formed the foundation of so many of our recoveries. I've got my DVR all set.This post was originally published at The Second Road.
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