tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4687379927289296578.post5467874940658078721..comments2023-12-24T06:02:28.929-05:00Comments on An Seanchai: “A” is for AlcoholismMary Purparihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09115707814297485372noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4687379927289296578.post-77913471955342048822014-04-19T23:42:54.998-04:002014-04-19T23:42:54.998-04:00Thank you for reading. The link is on my FB timeli...Thank you for reading. The link is on my FB timeline. If you have a problem, contact me in a PM and I can see if I can send you the file. :)Mary Purparihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09115707814297485372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4687379927289296578.post-56880656774922974722014-04-19T23:07:21.237-04:002014-04-19T23:07:21.237-04:00This is such sound, insightful, compassionate advi...This is such sound, insightful, compassionate advice. Thank you. I wish I could pass this to a friend who needs this-- but I don't know if I can.<br /><br />Damyanti, Co-host <a href="http://damyantiwrites.wordpress.com/2014/04/19/atozchallenge-flashfiction-q-for-quotas-had-never-been-easy-to-achieve/" rel="nofollow">A to Z Challenge April 2014, My Latest post</a><br /><br />Twitter: @AprilA2Z<br /> #atozchallenge<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04283371140346602856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4687379927289296578.post-27273776816419041702014-04-03T19:40:26.995-04:002014-04-03T19:40:26.995-04:00Your advice is full of compassion. I would hope th...Your advice is full of compassion. I would hope that would be the more effective path.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4687379927289296578.post-11203450815540621442014-04-03T11:17:28.446-04:002014-04-03T11:17:28.446-04:00I have family members and friends / some are "...I have family members and friends / some are "functional" others destructive. A tough issue that hurts so many. Your advice is sound - more people will end their lives or drink more if there is nothing to live for.<br /><br />Thanks for your visit to my blog Mary. You are a hero in my dragon eyes.Dragon Tails and Scaleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16109209686355310437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4687379927289296578.post-49594704360586667522014-04-03T00:18:44.856-04:002014-04-03T00:18:44.856-04:00A friend of mine went through it while in coma, an...A friend of mine went through it while in coma, and he still trembled and shook, with huge leaps (which the doctor told me were his reaction to the pain). It was very horrible to behold. Mary Purparihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09115707814297485372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4687379927289296578.post-51454250250182305862014-04-03T00:14:32.505-04:002014-04-03T00:14:32.505-04:00Thank you, Ananya.Thank you, Ananya.Mary Purparihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09115707814297485372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4687379927289296578.post-25551871882947709442014-04-02T23:00:01.407-04:002014-04-02T23:00:01.407-04:00I had no idea so many people died during DT. 25 pe...I had no idea so many people died during DT. 25 percent seems so high!stacybuckeyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16811500448951042300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4687379927289296578.post-1361974489960013032014-04-02T01:31:19.985-04:002014-04-02T01:31:19.985-04:00Good subject, apt post !Good subject, apt post !Ananyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05156727486680867354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4687379927289296578.post-86701727606098953462014-04-02T00:26:19.659-04:002014-04-02T00:26:19.659-04:00Thank you. Not all my articles will be this heavy,...Thank you. Not all my articles will be this heavy, but some, yes. I'm so excited to participate. It is indeed horrible and the pain and suffering of the survivors is beyond description. Good luck to you, too.<br />Mary Purparihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09115707814297485372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4687379927289296578.post-84303904356524142332014-04-02T00:22:26.286-04:002014-04-02T00:22:26.286-04:00Indeed, and the scariest part is that they usually...Indeed, and the scariest part is that they usually don't care, either because they don't really think they have a problem (no matter how often you tell them) or because they've gone beyond caring and that is the worst.Mary Purparihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09115707814297485372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4687379927289296578.post-87126075403917038982014-04-01T21:17:43.231-04:002014-04-01T21:17:43.231-04:00Alcoholism runs in my husbands family. I never me...Alcoholism runs in my husbands family. I never met his father...but was given a rude awakening to the word of an alcoholic through his mom. It was a scary picture.STILLMAGNOLIAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07453175923858351452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4687379927289296578.post-44634151806581673742014-04-01T20:03:06.908-04:002014-04-01T20:03:06.908-04:00Unfortunately, alcoholism runs in my family, too. ...Unfortunately, alcoholism runs in my family, too. My paternal grandfather died due to liver failure (from years of drinking). My uncle had several DWI's and only got clean after he hit a stopped school bus. Thankfully no one was injured. It's a nasty disease that I wouldn't wish on anyone. <br /><br />Nice job with a difficult topic, and good luck in the challenge!Kara Leigh Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01145104956483099121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4687379927289296578.post-90058688472675549062014-04-01T18:02:28.443-04:002014-04-01T18:02:28.443-04:00I think the support of his family also helped your...I think the support of his family also helped your father. I really debated on whether I should do this article or not, and I really hope it helps someone out there avoid a terrible tragedy.Mary Purparihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09115707814297485372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4687379927289296578.post-18017944526099656122014-04-01T17:56:38.320-04:002014-04-01T17:56:38.320-04:00Thank you, Claudia. It is something I feel very st...Thank you, Claudia. It is something I feel very strongly about, and have felt the despair and heartbreak of losing of people I've loved to alcohol related deaths.Mary Purparihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09115707814297485372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4687379927289296578.post-70635837895659511522014-04-01T17:27:49.756-04:002014-04-01T17:27:49.756-04:00Definitely a difficult subject; well done Mary! M...Definitely a difficult subject; well done Mary! My father was an alcoholic but finally quit drinking when he got hit by a car (ironically, the driver was drunk), and spent many months in hospital and rehab. <br /><br /><a href="http://thedogladysden.com/2014/04/01/atozchallenge-a-is-for-acropolis-in-athens/" rel="nofollow">The Doglady's Den</a>Debbie D. https://www.blogger.com/profile/13153118405565035071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4687379927289296578.post-64431926253757332932014-04-01T16:21:32.465-04:002014-04-01T16:21:32.465-04:00A very tough subject, but I admire you for chosing...A very tough subject, but I admire you for chosing itClaudia Moserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15749097943320550338noreply@blogger.com