Is It About the Alcohol or Is It About the Pain?
A former alcoholic contemplates
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5 min readJul 2, 2021
As a former nurse and recovering alcoholic, I contemplate what my addiction meant to me and what it means to others too. These thoughts become even more profound when I think of my father, who I lost to alcohol addiction five years ago. And now, I just learned that another family member, who is very special to me, might be dying…
