I would have thought that if I had an alcoholic relative kill herself while I was in rehab that it might have something of an impact.
jayscott,
i think your wife is still numb. (and dumb). as a recovering alcoholic, if i received news that an aunt died from alcohol, i would not be surprised, and probably think to myself, ha! glad it aint me.
now, i read that news, and i feel compassion and sorrow for the "crazy" aunt who died alone with pills and alcohol.
my entire family is riddled with alcoholics, so a death like this would not be surprising.
so, it might not have an impact now, but it could have an impact later.
i do understand why you are confused by her reaction though.
beth