I got in the car and drove down to where the protest was happening. When I got to the campaign there were groups of people holding signs and fliers. With some of the signs saying “Don’t drive to drink and you'll never drink and drive” and “A few drinks and you're a real lady killer.” I took a deep breath in and headed over to the crowd of people, knowing that I was about to start a new chapter in my life. I joined, not out of hate towards the driver, or a belief that my daughter would somehow come back, but to help prevent future drunk driving accidents. To prevent the loss, the grief, the pain…
After months of going to marches and participating in other protests, we were eventually able to make a significant change. Our campaigns made newspaper after newspaper in New Hampshire. We fought long and hard, and in the end we were able to get some of the drinking laws changed. The most notable of the them all was that we changed the required blood alcohol content level to be arrested. This meant that people could be arrested for drunk driving after a fewer number of drinks. Not much later on I decided to leave the group and start constructing the next part of my life.
Nowadays I don’t look back at the sadness and heartache, but the love and happiness before the accident. I wake up every day with a positive attitude, and always remember health is wealth. I cherish each and every day like it’s my last, and live life to the fullest. I have learned to appreciate life and that every day is a gift. Presently my grandchildren are the greatest source of my happiness. For grandchildren are the frosting on the cake. Now I must start the next chapter in my life, but I leave you with one final quote: “Health is the greatest gift, contentment the greatest wealth, faithfulness the best relationship.” - Buddha