Welcome to Ray Vance
Ray Vance was born and raised in Somerset, a small farm community in Southeast, Ohio. He currently lives in Stapleton, in Southern Alabama.
A Road Through Hell is a written account of Ray's life, his anecdotes, and his confessions as well.
Ray lived a life of thirty-plus years in active addiction and alcoholism, experienced jails, institutions, homelessness, even death, and still he continued to use.
This is not just a story of Ray's life; it is a testimony that there is hope. He learned to live again, to be a father, a son, a husband, and a friend. He learned to live life on life's terms. And was transformed from a state of feeling hopeless, homicidal, suicidal, and unemployable, to become an active member of society, employable, and found a desire to become a better person. That my friends is nothing short of a miracle!
Welcome to my website
August 13 2014 is my sobriety date, this August I will celebrate 8 years of continuous sobriety. For someone like me that is nothing short of a miracle! Nearly 5 years ago, likely through divine intervention I started thinking about writing a book. After some long contemplation I finally decided to give it a try. A Road Through Hell is the finished product. My goal was to write a book that may be of service to others. In the beginning I'm sure that my idea was to be of service to struggling alcoholics, and addicts, which it is and can be. However in the finished story I have found that it may also be of service to the family members and loved ones of struggling alcoholics, and addicts. There is a very strong message contained in my story that supports the learning of Tuff Love to learn not to enable our loved ones in addiction, and alcoholism. My goal was and still is to help others, I hope you enjoy the story.