done2 as an alcoholic I can testify that alcoholism is not a disease of just the alcoholic, it is a disease that destroys families and friends as well....... I did not see or know this until I sobered up.
There is nothing I can do to change my past, but as I was told by my son this past Christmas that I had given the whole family the best Christmas present I had ever given them.............. my sobriety! I get choked up every time I remember that. What I will do one day at a time for myself, my wife, kids and grandchildren is stay sober and continue to work the steps.