Shane’s Reviews > Saving Bernie Carbo > Status Update

Great book to read, I would recommend this to other readers out there.

Bernie has had a Relapse, but he also met his next wife who helped him build his relationship with God. She was no nonsense type.

In the pages leading up to this one, Bernie has wanted to commit suicide, he received phone calls to interrupt his plans, with God's timing, he went to a rehab facility and then met a man next to him in the hospital, he received his first bible and lessons about Jesus. Then as he returned to the facility with all the drugs out of his system God allowed his darkness to leave him.

These pages talk about the world series between the Reds and the Red Sox, Bernie homered in game 6 and the Sox lost the series in seven. Bernie is talking about being grateful and not being envious of others. Galatians 5:26 tells us we must not be proud. We must not make trouble with each other. And we must not be jealous of each other.

The reading of these pages helped hear about Bernies struggles while playing in his rookie season, he was introduced to pills, and smoking Marijuana and drinking now. He needed to repent and turn back to God, he didn't even know Jesus.

At this part of the book, Bernie was drafted and played some minor league baseball, he started drinking with the older guys who influenced him. His girlfriend broke up with him while he was away. We need to have good influences in our lives.

He began to drink when he was 16, his mom gave him the money to purchase beer and he worked at a liquor store. His dad never explained anything to him, he just punched him for drinking and now Bernie knew he would have to hide it better next time in order to not get caught.

This book discusses the life of a ball player, starting from when he was a child with his abusive situation at home. Eventually he would begin to lie and cheat to fit in and feel like he wasn't a "dummy." This would lead to a life of destruction with drugs and alcohol even during his playing days.