hi mariS,

i hope you are well mentally and spiritually. i'm sorry to hear about your H sickness. i have never dealt with an alcoholic in my family but i am sure it is very difficult. my prayers go out to you and your child.

i hope that one day you will look back at all this and think of it as a horrible horrible nightmare. i hope you will feel so proud of yourself...for hanging on to your family even though things just didn't seem hopeful. i pray that you will find inner peace. there is nothing worse than being stressed, emotional, lonely, and miserable. hang in there.

things do happen for a reason. perhaps this is your husband's wakeup call from God. don't push him into anything he's not ready for. don't push him into saying or doing anything that you will regret later. let him be for the time being. be there for him. alcoholism is a disease. he can't react normal right away if he's gone cold turkey. be patient now more than ever. don't remind him how sweet he was last week much less how mean he's being now. he's dealing with alot. i know.....you've been more than patient. if you truly do love your family you will continue to be patient. if your gut feeling (your intuition) tells you to be there for your husband, then so be it! that feeling is God talking to you.

my prayers are with you. take care.


me = 34
H = 35
kids = 3
worst day of my life: march 24, 2006
he filed: april 20
Present day: Wedding ring on, he's looking forward to another baby, taking day by day, we talk about our feelings whenever possible.