BlueWisteria

I just found out one brother has been diagnosed with diabetes
from over 40 years of untreated alcoholism.
Our father died of alcoholism and he too was diagnosed
with adult onset diabetes.
I tried to warn them several times the last few years now.
The other brother has 2 forms of cancer
as a result of untreated drug and alcohol abuse for over 40 years.
Both brothers are bankrupt in every area of their lives.
Everything they are saying and doing is very dysfunctional.
They can't make good decisions about much of anything
and many options have been taken from them by drugs and alcohol.
I do feel some compassion for them
but I am more concerned about how this effects the rest of the family
and what other terrible wreckage this all will cause.
And for that I feel guilty.
My brothers have been active alcoholic/addicts for many years
and they have caused huge wreckage in their lives
and hurt their family on many levels.
Recovery is a choice and alcoholism/addiction is a choice.
This is the choice they made and now
they are paying the consequences.
Our mother is 81 and wealthy also.
Very possible that she may outlive both of her sons.
I have told her this so that she may prepare herself
inside of her own mind for this and all the wreckage
ensuing along with it
Not to mention all the manipulations and dysfunction
of the active alcoholic.
I do not believe that my alcoholic diabetic brother
will be able to stop drinking.
The alcoholic/addict pursues the drink/drug
into the gates of insanity and death.
Like the book says...
Truly a sad state of affairs.