AA Cofounder Dr. Bob, “Prince
of all Twelfth-Steppers,” and the 5000 drunks he treated
Dick B.
On page 34
of The Co-Founders of Alcoholics
Anonymous: Biographical Sketches Their Last Major Talks, AA Cofounder Bill
Wilson said these things about the other cofounder Dr. Bob
“It had been
decided that Bob would attend mostly to the questions of hospitalization and
the development of our Twelfth-Step work. Between 1940 and 1950 in the company
of that marvelous nun Sister Ignatia, he
had treated 5,000 drunks at St. Thomas
Hospital in Akron. His spiritual example was a powerful influence, and he never
charged a cent for his medical care. So Dr. Bob became the prince of all
twelfth-steppers. Perhaps nobody will ever do such a job again.”
The Akron Genesis of Alcoholics Anonymous, 2d ed. www.dickb.com/Akron.shtml
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