Rose was a binge gambler and is now 10 years clean and sober

Gambling was ingrained in Rose’s life from early childhood - she was her mother’s “lucky charm” at the TAB. Then when she lost her mum, she buried her grief in gambling and drinking of her own. This gambling harm awareness week, Rose reflects on the love of her family as she slowly recovered from her addictions.

Jaime Lyth reports. Rose’s brother used to buy her groceries when she couldn’t feed her family due to her gambling addiction. But eventually one day, he said no.



“He said no more, I’m no longer going to lend you money. I’m no longer going to enable you. “That would have taken a lot of strength and courage,” Rose - who did not want her surname used - told the Herald .

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