An alcoholic’s sister stayed in touch daily for most of a week to make sure her alcoholic brother got to TLC to receive the help he needed.
First she inquired about the facility and what it would take to get him in. Then she wanted to know about how he would get there from the bus station. And she wondered how much money to give him as she was concerned he would drink it up and get lost along the way.
It was an ongoing communication, an example of families of alcoholics and addicts supporting their loved ones in the hope they can change their lives.
And while I know neither of them personally, I suspect this man wasn’t completely aware of the web of love and concern that was guiding him to recovery. For many of us it takes years in the rooms before we begin to grasp and understand how our disease permeated the lives of those around us.
And this man? Well he finally made it to TLC. Although he missed his destination in Mesa by about 100 miles and ended up in Tucson. Fortunately we have a facility there which he was able to find - once he realized the error.
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