Oh wow, Mambo Queen, thank you so much for sharing that. I fear my XAS may be heading in that direction eventually too (though I certainly hope and pray his bottom hits before homelessness is necessary). Right now, my X is trying to work his recovery and I believe his parents are helping him out financially while he does so. So homelessness does not seem to be right around the corner as I feared it might be. I can hope and pray he is truly on the road to a long-lasting, real recovery. It is very reassuring to me to hear from people's whose A loved ones are or have been homeless. It does give me hope that ppl *can* be ok (sad, but ok, as you describe it) when that happens.