Show Notes
"Kill Me or Cure Me: One Veteran's Journey from Rock Bottom to Redemption"
Meet Bob Kinney, a recovered alcoholic who fought an 18-year battle with severe alcoholism that nearly destroyed everything he held dear. A father of six and grandfather to twelve, this veteran, retired carpenter, and devoted family man from New Hope, Minnesota has walked through the darkest valleys of addiction and emerged on the other side with a powerful story of hope.
In his 2024 memoir "Kill Me or Cure Me: A Message of True Recovery from Addiction," Bob confronts the brutal reality of his past. Despite countless treatment programs, support meetings, and medications, nothing could cure his craving or fill the emptiness driving his addiction. The guilt and shame from the pain he caused his loved ones only deepened his spiral into a cycle of perpetual relapse.
But unlike so many tragic addiction stories, Bob's doesn't end in defeat. In this raw and honest interview, he shares his journey to rock bottom – becoming homeless and losing everything – and the pivotal moment that finally broke addiction's grip on his life.
Joining Bob is his daughter Colleen Schaeffel, author of "Do You Believe in Me," who helped guide her father toward recovery. Colleen reveals how she united her siblings to stand together through unimaginable adversity and loss, fighting for hope and their father's sobriety.
This father-daughter conversation reveals how faith became the foundation for Bob's lasting recovery and the beautiful restoration of his family relationships. For anyone struggling with addiction or loving someone who is, this interview offers something increasingly rare: genuine hope that true recovery is possible.
Don't miss this powerful testimony of a man who asked God to either kill him or cure him – and discovered the miracle of second chances.
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