[Mike Andrew]

3 days after I turned 18, I left court on probation vs up to 11 years on drug charges. Decided my current path was errant. Enrolled in the local community college for the next semester, spent 2 years there and transferred to Southern Illinois. Great move as I met my now wife there and picked up rugby for the next 23 years. Also led to a great career in the aerospace industry and financial security.
Pretty much know where the other path led and watched, in dismay, as several friends travelled that route.

Grateful does not begin to describe my choice and the great attorney who had my conviction disappear after completing probation. Truly a life changing experience.