My XMIL called about a year ago with the definitive reason why axw still sounded drunk from time to time, when she had been (claiming to be) sober for several years.
They had just taken her to the doctor after a "seemingly" drunken episode, and lo and behold, she was hypoglycemic! Well there you go!
XMIL sounded SO RELIEVED to finally have an answer. Bless her heart, especially to have an answer that reinforces her own denial. My daughter HAS been sober all these times she sounded wasted, she's just hypoglycemic. Pu-lease.
Now there's no doubt in my mind that years of drinking damages the entire body and ALL it's systems (brain and reasoning ability included), and I don't doubt that MANY alcoholics are diagnosed with hypoglycemia as a result of years of abuse.
But I do doubt that axw has been sober for the last 3 years and that hypoglycemia is responsible for her recent "near death" experience. Hello.
It's taken me years to KNOW bulls**t from fact, after all, they are master bulls**ters. I know axw is drinking herself to death as we speak, and it's not quite 8am here. One other thing I know, the fear of death is not enough to stop an alcoholic from drinking.
I think you are doing great.
My progress from my illness of codependency has not been exactly linear. It has zig zaged with stops and starts and relapses/set backs. Mostly when I have allowed too much contact, or if axw hits me between the eyes and catches me off guard with some nonsense.
Keep reading and posting and learning.
Thanks and God bless us all,
Coyote