Heard from a sober lady today about a guy in her meetings who had put together 6 months, reassembled his life a bit with the family, house job et all, looked like he was getting better, but having 6 months he was sure he could now control his drinking and was doing so well so quickly he wasn't as alcoholic like these other people and could have a drinkie now and then, returning to a more normal life, the life he was intended to enjoy. So, he drank and was found dead yesterday having choked on his puke overnight. She said he was a pretty nice fellow and was well liked during the short time he was around.
She's just a few years so this kind of thing still shocks her. After a while it won't.
We always have the choice to trudge forward in sobriety or turn the other way.