Originally Posted by
jdooner 
...To shut down any glimmer of hope at one day I might be cured and be able to have a drink again.
WHOA. Back up the bus a minute there. That notion of being 'cured and drinking again' is whack to me. Drinking made me ill so I stopped, and I am 'cured' because I will never drink again.
Your mileage may vary.