Without the remaining crutch, bro has decided to go to treatment, if for nothing else a warm bed and 3 meals a day. They won't take him though until Feb 22 (confirmed by a third party) unless they get a cancellation sooner. I pray he'll do it and really get something from it. I see a lot of inspiration here.:atv

Went to see Bro in the hospital. He's now fully conscious, not shaking. I haven't seen that since last time he was in the hospital. He was telling the nurse as we arrived that he wasn't an alcoholic, but some kids put alcohol in his drink in a nearby town. (he wasn't there and it didn't happen)
We let the nurse leave then we told him we love him, we know he's an alcoholic, that detox took 9 days for him, that he almost died, that Dad is too old to deal with this stuff, we love him despite...

Bro is doing quite well. The doctor says he is finally doing so much better because for 9 days he was still having DTs. He already told the doctor today that he's not an alcoholic and only drinks twice a month. The hospital social worker and a psych doctor are supposed to help, but..........do I need an intervention specialist? Do social workers do that? Do we just walk away if he won't commit to a program? He almost died this time, but I think he will next time. Do I merely shoot straight with...

Bro is off the ventilator today, straight to oxygen. We did learn through the DTs he experienced a stroke. He was alert today and able to speak. Now the hard work begins. Dad thinks all his friends will rally around him; his friends who drank and used with him. I know all those friends will have to go. I took pictures of the hard time of detox because I know he won't remember. I just hope he chooses to make it this time. I don't know if his body will handle detox again and I don't think Dad will...

Still can't get bro off the ventilator. They're not sure why at this point. This is going on day eight.
I don't know if it will help anyone else, but I SO wish I could help him get over all this. I do love him, but have had to keep some distance not to be as sick as he is right along with him. They say he's still dealing with some withdrawals and say that it's unusual to go on this long. I have no idea. I just hope if there is anything going along with this, they catch it and help him, and...