Wolfy, I didn’t realise you had a parent to deal with who is still actively drinking. I’m sorry to hear that.
It’s hard to see a person waste away their time drinking, when you know they are worth so much more than that. I did not see my mother very much in the years before she died. But I didn’t have too many regrets about that - only that her life didn’t have to be that way. You do what gives you the most peace.
Love to you and Mrs Wolfy