Defining a struggle from personal experience, the medallion is a token that the members of the Alcoholics Anonymous community receive to mark the passage of specific amounts of time since they consumed alcohol. Achieving sobriety is an ongoing effort best described by the struggle and recovery of long-time members and group leaders adopting the tradition to fight against alcohol abuse and addiction. The period, in the beginning, unfurls infinite interims that appear the most daunting when you enter the fight. The road to sobriety may seem an abstract distance with no finish line at the start.