A caller named Bill once shared on our caregiver program that his father was an abusive alcoholic for years His father has now suffered a stroke and requires extensive care but sadly still drinks Even though Bill is over fifty with a wife and kids he shared that he still feels like a terrified nine-year-old when he's around his father Bill's dad made his own decisions ones that evidently did not involve a recovery plan I shared with Bill that he can only do his best but his family needs the fifty-year-old version of BILL not the nine-year-old one Bill's [... more]

A caller named Bill once shared on our program for caregivers that his father was an abusive alcoholic for years Now Bill's father's had a stroke and requires extensive care - but sadly still drinks Bill went on to say that he's although he's over with a wife and kids he still feels like a terrified -year-old when he's around his father Bill's father made his own decisions decisions that evidently did not involve a recovery plan I shared with Bill that he can only do his best but his family needs the -year-old version of BILL not the -year-old [... more]