O/T Going to Bury my Bro-in-law

My Wife's Sisters husband p***ed away last night. He was an alcholic and fell down at some point yesterday morning suffering a blunt head injury and hemmorging(sp) in the brain. He was 38.
I'll be out for a bit to support the family. Say a prayer for my 3 year old Nephew and Sister in law.
If you know of someone who has an addiction, don't wait to say something, try to help them out. Even if they say they don't need it.

 

damn,,, sorry to hear that. alcoholism ****s and hurts families more than anything. take care of your sister.

-scott noteboom

 

Sorry, man. Take care of your family.

 

Best wishes to you and your family. Alcohol is what took my Father and I miss him. It ****s being around people with that disease.

 

Alcoholism first steals your dignity, then it takes your life, one way or the other.
Be strong for your family, and never forget what that addiction does.
My prayers for your family.

 

Sorry to hear that. He's in a better place, free of his addiction. Your nephew is going to need you. Forget about the cars for now, they can wait.......Prayers sent.

There is no such thing as a "little" drinking problem

Tears me up when I hear of things this senseless. I dated a woman that was an alcoholic. Finally got her into the hospital, tried to do the right thing. She checked herself out. We split up and her mother supplied her with booze until she died of liver failure a year later. Her daughter was 7 at the time.

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Sorry to hear that man and best of luck to you and yours

 

Addictions are tough to crack, demons that lurk every day. Even when beaten.

It is a tragic loss to family no matter if addicted or not. My thoughts go out to those left behind.

Leon

 

condolances.
Been there, done that.
It ****s.
Keep an eye on your Nephew and Sister In-law.

 

that is to bad man, my prayers go out to your sister and her family. alcohol & drug addiction is a tough thing to beat. it is something you can't beat alone. ... i know 6 young people that died last year from a direct result of drugs and or alcohol and what **** about that is 5 of them had family members that are in a 12 step program and one of them was in a 12 step program. in my life of 47 years i new about 50+ people that are gone most of them under the age of 30 who are dead because of drugs or alcahol ........ so my prayers go out to the one who have a addiction problem.

 

I just read this to my 12 year old and explained it to him--got drunk, fell down, whacked head, gone. As a parent, it's my responsibility to explain to him that nothing good has ever happened to anyone when they've been drunk...but plenty bad can happen in the name of a rip-roaring good time.

I'm very sorry for your family's loss.

-Brad

 

Aaron, sorry to hear the news. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family during this difficult time.

 

Sorry to hear about your loss....tears me up to hear things like this..especially when there is young children that are affected...lost one of my cousins a few years ago..early 30's..single father..left three young children behind....not easy......thoughts and prayers go out to you and your family.....

 

Thats too dang bad... Damn stuff can take the strongest men down. Good you can take time to help the young one and his mom. Prayers from Texas headed that way man

 

Lost my mother-in-law the same way,alcohol. she didn't die suddenly, it took years and it was a miserable preventable outcome.
Do whatever you can to see they get help, even if, like someone posted, they say they don't have a problem and don't need help.
Take whatever time you can to guide this young one on a different path. My condolences to all involved.

Frank

 

i feel for you man. my uncle died the same way 3 years ago. he was an alcoholic all his life and came home drunk one night on his bicycle. he crashed and hit his eye on the handlebar and had to have several surgeries to try and repair it. 6 months later, he just collapsed one night and basically died on the spot. turns out he had been hemorraging behind that eye and it put so much pressure on his brain that he just died with no warning. ****s that i never even got to say goodbye...it's still hard to deal with because there was no real closure. didn't get to make it to the funeral or anything. my thoughts and prayers go out to you and your family.

 

oh yeah, he was only 41...

 

Sorry to hear about your Brother-in-law. I don't know you or him but sure can feel for it. My sister-in-law is in foster care now because she burnt so many brain cells from alcoholism. She's just 44 years old and has 19 and 16 year olds. Their Dad is fighting aplastic anemia and only has a 70% chance of survival. Sounds like it's a good chance unless your the one fighting. It's fun to have a beer or two with friends but over doing it just plain make you look stupid. You have to watch family history with some of this stuff. Hope the best for your family. Prayers too.

 

I am verry sorry for your loss, no matter what the cir***stances are there is always broken hearts and pain in the wake of The loss of a loved one,.......I will add your family to my prayed list, and especially
a broken hearted 3 year old little boy that has to grow up without his Daddy,....... which seems to be the biggest tragity.

 

Sorry to hear this Aaron. My heart goes out to all of you.

Charlie

 

Sorry to hear that...thought and prayers for the family..... 3 years clean and sober for me ,the best thing I ever did for myself and my family,very tough thing to do though.Take care of the little guy.

 

Thanks everybody. I'm at my Sister's now, viewing is tomorrow, funeral on Tuesday. She's holding up, luckily my son is providing a distraction for my nephew. My In-laws (her parents) are going to stay here awhile too. I'm shocked and saddened by how many people have had a similar experience. Wow, alcoholism really is a terrible thing.

 

Sorry for your family's loss. Thank God you all have a family for times like this. You will be in our prayers. The Answer is never in the botttle, is it?

 

Had my brother in law p*** away suddenly about a year ago (accidental)
It was very hard on all of us, and some coped better than others.
Keep your chin up and remember the good times, but most of all, support those around you, they are suffering too.

 

my prayers go to you and your family. its tough dealing with alcoholism. being a recovering alcoholic myself, i can now see what i put everybody in my life through. hang in there and give your family the support they need.

 

All the best to you and your family during this very difficult time.

 

Aaron, you are always welcome on the farm. I've been trying to sort some things out and clean out a bunch as well. Bring him along, nothing like hanging with 40 goats, 50 chickens, a llama, and a bunch of dogs and car parts won't do for anybody! Turkeys are in the freezer now so none to play with!!!

Take care.

 

Sorry to hear that. Some of my family is fighting the meth addiction. My wife and I do all that we can to intervene in this person's life because she is destroying her entire family, worst of all her very young children. I pray for you and your family, most of all the kids, that you can find peace through this tragic accident.

 

Sorry to hear about your loss Aaron. It is always hard when you lose someone no matter what the cir***stance. I hope you live close enough that you can spend a lot of time with both your nephew and your sister in law. When I was little an aunt of mine died who also had young kids. To this day my mom and other aunts still do things with and for my cousins that you can tell by the look on their faces mean the world to them. My thoughts and prayers are with you.

 

man...prayers sent