Dave, excellent job for getting out there and making that meeting, even if it was for the last 20 minutes. The effort was there, and that's the major part of the battle. We win these battles by taking baby steps a lot of the time. And you got some food in your stomach, that's good too. i know you hurt, and you're dog tired, but you accomplished something and you need to be proud of that.

As far as your friend, I completely understand your concern. I'd be worried to. And everything is probably alright. But I did the same thing when i was going to AA meetings. I made close friends there, and when one of them didn't show at a meeting, I'd call them, or drive by their house. 95% of the time, everything was OK. But there were those times when one of them went back out drinking and all I could do was turn and walk away. I knew I couldn't help them when they drank.

When you form friendships in support groups Dave, they are incredibly strong. Your feelings are natural. All you can do for tonight is take care of you, get some rest, and deal with this tomorrow. You'll probably find that everything is just fine and your friend just couldn't make it.

Try to make yourself feel better tonight, tomorrow's another day. Take care of Dave, OK?

Greg