Plus you can deal with the deaths without having a load of personal guilt to deal with.

Good for you for staying on track and doing what's really best for you. That's awesome!

And I'm not in denial when I say this. But I didn't drink to cover up my emotions or to deal with a problem, drinking just became the problem. I drank in the evenings because I enjoyed the buzz. Simple as that. But I did it every night and I needed to stop.

Take care.

Sounds like you’re taking care of yourself though. My go-to treat is cheese, especially the really-bad-for-you ones like triple cream Brie. Yum.

That’s a lot to handle. You can’t practice too much self-care a time like this. Take care.

I think you did awesome!

Congratulations. Giving yourself a hangover to lift your spirits is seldom a working combination.

It’s said when we withhold our anger it rewires our brain to be more tolerant. The same goes with the austerity of withstanding temptation—it rewires us to be more tolerant of the triggers that menace us.

But we have to do something first, we must resist that drink, to experience the benefit. And that is often a very long journey, but one you’ve successfully made. Congratulations again. 😁

No getting together with family to share stories, share grief, lots of hugs and that final good-bye. Peace to you and your family and kudos to you on your strength.

you must be a decent man. i think many resent having another woman at their wive's side. did she live close by?

probably fewer calories in the ice cream than the booze, yes? good job.

hang in there.

The loss of 2 loved ones on the same day is very sorrowful. Deep condolence go out to you and your entire family!

They're all small miracles.

I'm so sorry you lost people you loved.

I'm afraid we're all going to before 2020 finally lumbers off the calendar.

Just makes it worse.

for your loss.

For your losses. That is heart breaking.

It's been tough. But it's been a lot worse for my wife. So it's important that I stay off the sauce and be supportive.