hopelove.....I, also, agree that you need to make sure that what he is telling is the complete truth.....
He could be telling the truth....but, I know that alcoholics are very capable of wording things in their favor.....
For example....a person may have gone to the hospital for certain reasons.....and, maybe the doctor said...."Well, lets check you out to make sure that you aren't having a stroke or a transient ischemia attack (TIA)....so they do tests....and don't find that to be the case. The person can still say that he was in the hospital (being checked) for a mild stroke....
dandylion