I agree that diseases are diseases, and that good treatments are worth every penny if the patient is making sure to follow the recovery plan.
If someone I loved was suffering from bipolar disorder, and was working on doing the things they needed to do to get better, of course I'd help pay for their medication if they got stuck. But if they're not working on their own recovery, and meanwhile treating everyone around them horribly, there comes a point where I have to put my foot down and say that it's not my problem to assist anymore, because the patient won't even see it as his problem to fix.
That's the disease of alcoholism, too. If someone is honestly working a program, that's one thing. But if they're just doing lip service? Well, I have better things to do than play "Let's pretend everything is your fault, StarCat!" with an alcoholic.
IndyOG,
Thank you so much for sharing that.
Two years! That's so exciting!
Congratulations!