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reply ** Re: Recovery , Gunborg Palme - Leg psykolog - Leg psykoterapeut - Telefon 08-664 60 92 , 04 Sep 2007 22:22
question Recovery , ****** , 04 Sep 2007 04:43
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Date: Tue, 4 Sep 2007 04:43:15 +0200
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I have a friend who is presently in the hosptal for alcohol detox. He is 57 years old and recently retired. He lost his wife of 17 years about 3 years ago. He remarried and just got a divorce. He was employed as a master machinist for 33 years and was always reliable.

I know that hj drank and smoked pot from time to time but to what extent I am not really sure. about 2 weeks ago i noticed that he was looking bad and was trying to keep in touch more often. I normally only saw this guy once a week where we would meet at a local taver with some friend fo dollar beers. He seemed to have quit eating and fell down once that i knbow of.

Then last week i got a call from his lady friend who was living with him and she said that he had fallen and was unablw to get up. I had her call the life squad and went over there. He has been in the hospital now for a week and ia getting somewhat better. His heart stopped once and the even had him on a respirator for two day because he was unab;le to breathe on his own.

I visit him every day and help by taking care of his dog. He has a nice home that is paid for and many other material things. He has a good retirement plan and money in the bank. I am concerned that when he gets out of the hospital because he is medically recovered that he migh fall back into this again. I want to help him and certainly would like to spend time with him doing things other than drinking.

I feel that is is very likely that he will want to drink beer when he is released but I am concerned that since he went through this that it would be bad for him and maybe he would get back to that state much more rapidly than before. Is that always true? I guess i am just looking for advice as to how i can help my freind.
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From: Gunborg Palme - Leg psykolog - Leg psykoterapeut - Telefon 08-664 60 92
Date: Tue, 4 Sep 2007 22:22:56 +0200
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I am sure the doctors will recommend your friend to be very careful with drinking. Rehabitated alcohol abusers can survive only by refusing alcohol totally.

They have to learn to say no.




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