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ALCOHOL KILLS

carasmom
carasmom
I'm not going to quote the statistics for the number of people who die each year because of alcohol... We all know them. I understand especially for those who are heavy of heart why they drink. I too have felt that ache and wished that I could get drunk and be numb for a little while. Most of us are here because of the passing of a loved one. We know how bad we hurt. Sometimes I think I'd like to escape too, but I have people who love and need me so I'm hanging on even when I don't want to. I'm sorry if I sound preachy. I'm really concerned about people drinking and becoming addicted and all the negative consequences that come with it. So please for your loved ones, if not for yourself, if its a problem... Get Help. Hugs Elissa
deleted_user
deleted_user
I AGREE 100%MY HUSBAND DRINKS,BUT HE IS NOT VIOLENT.I WISH HE WOULD QUIT.BOTH OF HIS PARENTS ARE ALCOHOLICS.HIS DAD`S BEEN SOBER FOR QUITE SOMETIME,BUT HIS MOTHER STILL DRINKS.I`M NOT A DRINKER I WILL HAVE A GLASS OF WINE ON OCCASION THATS IT.I JUST HOPE MY CHILDREN DON`T FOLLOW SUIT.AS LONG AS I AM ALIVE I WON`T ALLOW THEM TO BECOME ALCOHOLIC.I HAVE NOT READ YOUR STORY YETBUT I WILL.IT SOUNDS LIKE TO ME YOU LOST A CHILD I`M SO SORRY. HUGS&PRAYERS
deleted_user
deleted_user
I AGREE 100%MY HUSBAND DRINKS,BUT HE IS NOT VIOLENT.I WISH HE WOULD QUIT.BOTH OF HIS PARENTS ARE ALCOHOLICS.HIS DAD`S BEEN SOBER FOR QUITE SOMETIME,BUT HIS MOTHER STILL DRINKS.I`M NOT A DRINKER I WILL HAVE A GLASS OF WINE ON OCCASION THATS IT.I JUST HOPE MY CHILDREN DON`T FOLLOW SUIT.AS LONG AS I AM ALIVE I WON`T ALLOW THEM TO BECOME ALCOHOLIC.I HAVE NOT READ YOUR STORY YETBUT I WILL.IT SOUNDS LIKE TO ME YOU LOST A CHILD I`M SO SORRY. HUGS&PRAYERS
deleted_user
deleted_user
What a truly wonderful, loving post! You are truely an angel.
deleted_user
deleted_user
If only we could send your thoughts about drinking around the world, we could save so many lives. Thinking of you .
starfish
starfish
A very high majority of successful suicides involve alcohol. My son was drunk the night he shot himself.
deleted_user
deleted_user
I am an alcoholic who has been sober for over 2 years. I went through some pretty rough times, and fortunately was able to get helo before it got me. It has been hard dealing with the loss of my little brother. Yes, I have wanted to drink and take away all the pain, but I know it would destroy me. And I must be here for my family. My little brother supported me through my ordeal. He dies 3 months ago in a car accident. His best friend was driving and he was drunk. It is so awful. alcoholism is a horrible disease that many people do not understand. I got to the point in my drinking that I physically could not stop. My body could not function without alcohol. It destroys so many lives. Alcohol killed my little brother and he was only 21.
deleted_user
deleted_user
My boyfriend was an alcoholic and that is how he died at age 37! This has absolutely broken my heart!
deleted_user
deleted_user
My fiance' was an alcoholic, and had been drinking, the night that he shot himself.
(this is why we weren't married... I needed for him to get the drinking undercontrol first.)

I very much feel that alcohol took his life. (it controlled him... he couldn't go anywhere, without his stupid cooler full of beer.) Not even to the park, with the kids!!! (Grrrrrrrr)
carasmom
carasmom
I want to apologize... I posted this just because I wanted people to read it and maybe save themselves and their families and other people... from the tragedy that alcohol brings into so many people's lives. Then I didn't check back... The watch this option may or may not have been available at the time I wrote it... I'm definitely check marking it tonight. I really want to help more than just talking... so if you need someone to listen send me a message. I'll tell you like I used to tell my kids... I won't lecture you if I have to come get you that night... Next day... you're fair game. I wish I could say that I wouldn't let my children become alcoholics... but irregardless of how I lived... I couldn't stop my daughter... and you'll never know how hard I tried... Years of crying and praying... not being able to breathe good because I was so scared... Cara's problem wasn't just alcohol... it was just the final phase of her illness...

Anyway I'm so grateful people are still reading it... Blessings to you and yours. Elissa
deleted_user
deleted_user
I occasionally drink. I like it, and when I get alcohol, I don't skimp.

Having said that, if alcohol were made illegal tomorrow, I could easily live with that. I used to work nights in a hospital, and I'd see the results of alcohol come through the ER. Accident victims. Domestic violence. People who would drink too much at this yearly community festival called "The Carp Carnival" would be all beaten up from fights. I guess the domestic violence victims bothered me the most.

Thank you for your post.