Entire Family Lost to Alcoholism
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Entire Family Lost to Alcoholism
My brother died over three years ago from what we thought was complications from diabetes but now we wonder if he had a drinking problem, too. Then a couple years later his wife was diagnosed with cirrohosis of the liver and their son admitted she had a drinking problem. She died shortly thereafter. This Thanksgiving the son died of alcohol poisoning. The police found him slumped over his computer dead. The whole family now gone. Tomorrow I will call my mother, my nephew's grandmother, to tell her. I am letting her sleep in peace tonight. Tomorrow will be a terrible day for her. So much sorrow. Parents hate to bury a child. She will now see her grandson buried, too.
I know we don't cause other's addiction, nor do we control it nor can we cure it--but it doesn't erase the thought that had they not hidden their addiction so well maybe things would be different today.
I know we don't cause other's addiction, nor do we control it nor can we cure it--but it doesn't erase the thought that had they not hidden their addiction so well maybe things would be different today.
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Thanks everyone for your prayers.
My brother and his wife decided to drive to my mother's (they live out of state) to tell her face to face about our nephew, her grandson. My husband and I will be driving north tomorrow for the funeral which will probably be Wednesday or Thursday.
I know we can't dwell on the "what if's". What was to be was to be. We had invited our nephew to spend Thanksgiving with us, but he wanted to stay home and remember last Thanksgiving which was right before his mother died (she died in January). It was the last holiday he had with his mom and though she was very ill, she had enjoyed the day. I didn't like that he chose to stay home. I knew that he would be depressed. Of course we didn't see him killing himself from drinking too much. Hind sight is twenty twenty.
I had encouraged him to get help with his grief, to speak to someone. First his dad passed away, then his mother, him only 41 when he died. We all knew emotionally he was suffering--had been for years. However, he never confided with anyone that he also had a drinking problem. And now he's gone.
My brother and his wife decided to drive to my mother's (they live out of state) to tell her face to face about our nephew, her grandson. My husband and I will be driving north tomorrow for the funeral which will probably be Wednesday or Thursday.
I know we can't dwell on the "what if's". What was to be was to be. We had invited our nephew to spend Thanksgiving with us, but he wanted to stay home and remember last Thanksgiving which was right before his mother died (she died in January). It was the last holiday he had with his mom and though she was very ill, she had enjoyed the day. I didn't like that he chose to stay home. I knew that he would be depressed. Of course we didn't see him killing himself from drinking too much. Hind sight is twenty twenty.
I had encouraged him to get help with his grief, to speak to someone. First his dad passed away, then his mother, him only 41 when he died. We all knew emotionally he was suffering--had been for years. However, he never confided with anyone that he also had a drinking problem. And now he's gone.
Lots of hugs and prayers to you and your family.
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