148 days sober. Built a research site in recovery. Here's what I found.

I was hospitalized in May 2025: cerebral degeneration, myeloneuropathy, toxic encephalopathy. 29 years old, numb from the neck down, had to relearn how to walk.

Four months after the hospitalization I relapsed. It's not that cut and dry to stay sober after something nearly kills you. The addiction is strong. But with recovery support and family I've been able to change my life.

In my research I found Kelly Rosenthal; she did a local news interview in Nashville about her nitrous addiction and four months later was found dead surrounded by canisters. That story broke me and it's why I kept going.

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