You can’t always get what you want, but if you try sometime you find you get…
Help. It comes in all shapes, sizes and personalities, from unsuspecting places, and at surprising times. It ranges from the ordinary to the extraordinary. It isn’t…
Why I Stayed: a Widow of an Alcoholic Reflects
Published in Next Avenue on March 11, 2019 https://www.nextavenue.org/widow-of-an-alcoholic/ When the subject is addiction, there are no easy answers Photo Credit: Adobe If there’s a…
The Year of You
There’s no timeline for grieving. But the start of a new year forces us to feel like it’s a beginning. It is. Let this year…
Holidays with an Alcoholic – How the Drunk Stole Christmas
We had years of happy holidays. By our fifth Christmas we were in our house—a charming old Tudor chalet with cathedral ceilings and a Juliet balcony…
Starring Alcoholism
Alcoholism shows up on the movie screen, in TV shows, the pages of books and for some of us, in our lives. For those who…
Life After an Alcoholic Husband
Alcoholism segued subtly into our marriage, stealthlike, until it was everything in our lives. Now, years after my husband’s passing from alcoholic hepatitis, a glance…
My Late Husband & My Boyfriend
If my late husband, Robert, were to meet my boyfriend, Billy, they’d have little to talk about—not that I’m worried they’ll bump into each other,…
Continuing Bonds – Reinventing Relationships After Death
We all have our circles. Your late spouse had family, friends, colleagues, acquaintances—most of whom you know. You have a circle, as well. Inevitably the…
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