hope solo has pleaded guilty to driving while intoxicated in march the former us women's soccer goalie was found slumped over in her car in a walmart parking lot in north carolina with her two-year-old twins in the back she was reportedly sentenced to 30 days in prison but will not have to spend any time in jail the 40 year old was given credit for her time spent in an inpatient rehab facility in april on monday she released a new statement and reflected on the last couple of months writing it's been a long road but i'm slowly coming back from taking time off i made a huge mistake easily the worst mistake of my life i underestimated what a destructive part of my life alcohol had become the upside of making a mistake this big is that hard lessons are learned quickly learning these lessons has been difficult and at times very painful following the incident she was charged with misdemeanor child abuse and resisting a public officer those charges were dismissed her attorney told the winston-salem journal in april she revealed that she was voluntarily checking in to an inpatient alcohol treatment program to address her quote challenges with alcohol sharing at this time my energies and focus are totally directed to my health healing and taking care of my family now she is sharing her gratitude for those who have helped her in the last few months saying i want to thank my beautiful strong husband for supporting me through this in so many meaningful ways and my mom for being there for us always i want to thank all of my friends who showed me support and also the ones who pushed me to take the hardest steps i want to thank my fans the stories you have shared and your faith in me meant a great deal i look forward to opening up and sharing more with everyone in the coming weeks i also want to thank all the wonderful women i met during my time at the hope valley treatment facility and specifically my counselor billy lawson she closed out her statement by adding i continue to be a student of the greatest school called life and i will continue to learn and grow from these experiences i will continue to gain empathy knowledge and stories to share i consider this a gift to pass it on to others because pain shared is pain-lessened [Music] you