Dear Sir, I was going through a bad phase of life, drowned in alcohol and loneliness. After my wedding last year, my wife too felt left out for having married an alcoholic husband, who used to have drinks every night and who used to not have any meals at all. The only solace for her was that I never was rude or violent with her, but had given her all the necessary requirements she needed. But I needed to change& and after having gone through having fits due to access alcohol or high blood pressure, and a life became miserable, and I decided to change and go through the rehabilitation of my alcoholism. I had heard of KRIPA Foundation, the largest NonGovernmental Organization in India, affiliated with the Union Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, working among people afflicted with chemical dependency & HIV Infection. Making a decision to attend this 90-day programme at Kripa Foundation situated at Mount Carmel Church, Bandra (West), where we were explained that Alcoholism is a disease. The programme began with the de-addiction of alcohol at Kripa Foundation at Vasai, followed by an intense programme at Bandra, which included Yoga, meditation, Therapy Duty Assignment (TDA) besides the various talks on the ill-effects and side effects of alcohol/drug addition and how can we conquer this disease. Kripa Foundation is the wonderful gift for the chemically dependent. Thus alcoholics, drug addicts and others who are chemically dependent should participate in the 90-day residential programme of KRIPA Foundation. Thanking you, CAJETAN PETER D'SOUZA