Thank you both (Alizerin and Impurrfect) for the great advice. I guess an Al-Anon meeting should be in order, esp. seeing as I'm an ACOA. A "double winner" huh? I guess that's one way to put it,LOL.
Just because we understand the disease, it doesn't prepare us for dealing with loved ones who also suffer.
Even though I know this, just having someone confirm it for me helps tremendously!
You may also want to check out the book "Codependent no More" by Melody Beattie.
This I will do. off to amazon.com, thanks again