Hib. I just joined this site and Im so excited that this forum exists. I have been in and out of AA for many years. I am 60 years old woman who had been sober for almost 10 yrs with the help from my higher power and the fellowship of AA. I lost my sobriety when my mom got suddenly sick in 2013. I got away from meetings and could not handle the loss of my mother. I started out drinking occasionally and talked myself into that I could be a social drinker. Then last August I lost my brother who was 54 yrs old to liver and bone cancer. That is when I felt my drinking started to escalate. I could not handle the grief. My father in law of 35 years passed this past April and he was like a father to me. Again could not handle the grief. Just to back up I did have myself admitted to a hospital in February for 10 days and went through an outpatient rehab program. I went back to my AA meetings and managed to stay sober for 8 weeks. My husband and I went on vacation inMay and I fell no alcohol involved and ruptured my Achilles' tendon and just had had surgery a few weeks ago. I am in a cast for 6 weeks. Still I managed to get alcohol delivered to me. To make thing real . I have one son and he is getting married in 7 weeks. He has told me in no uncertain terms that if I do not get my act together I will not be able to attend his wedding. My husband and I are paying for 1/2 the wedding and my son is paying for the other half. I had my last drink last Thursday. I am so tired of the lying the guilt,the sneaking . My husband has stuck by my side has been there for me through all this disarray. I am glad I found this online as it is hard for me to get to meetings in my current situation. My husband is going to take me to a meeting later this afternoon. I have been praying and want to go back to the person I used to be. I'm so tire of this charade. Any insight or help will be welcomed and thank you all in the fellowship
Welcome to this forum, M61. You've got a lot on your plate.
But you have hope--that things will get better....as long as you don't drink.
Stay connected to AA and people in AA. Go to your meeting and then come back here and let us know how it went. We can help. We've been through all the stuff you have been through...
Great job on still having enough money left over to pay for half a wedding. Lord knows many of us (if we started drinking again) would spend every penny and burn every resource imaginable.