The smell coming from the Dumpster was vile, a putrid combination of rotting food, urine, and vomit. Joel Elston: Life, Health, and Recovery Coaching One 39909.png Library of Congress Control Number: 2015916328 I hope that someone who feels hopeless can see hope in my journey.Īny people depicted in stock imagery provided by Thinkstock are models, and such images are being used for illustrative purposes only. I do not mention any specific relationships unless they have a direct impact on the story, and when I do, the names have been changed.

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This brutally honest account of his life is a roller coaster of emotion with an unforeseen twist that even the Author didn't see coming, will leave you speechless.All rights reserved. Author Joel Elston recounts his journey through addiction, depression, and eventual recovery and how an old bench on a beach plays a pivotal role over a twenty year span. The Bench chronicles the life of a compulsive gambler that takes his addiction to depths most cannot imagine, only to discover that the horrors of addiction would be necessary for the amazing transformation that happened in his recovery. This brutally honest account of his life is a roller coaster of emotion with an unforeseen twist that even the Author.

The Bench by Joel Elston