Originally Posted by
phineas 
About abandoning her because she's sick.
I would never have left her if she had cancer, or ALS, or any other debilitating disease, even if it would have affected my life in a way that I had to invest all my energy to take care of her, so why alcoholism?
Well, I don't know about you, but I didn't leave my husband because he was sick. I left him because he was verbally abusive, irresponsible, immature, and sucking the life out of me--emotionally, spiritually, and financially. If he had cancer and abused me, I would have left also. Having a disease does not excuse disrespect and abuse.
L