I failed to mention something after I said that her mental illness coupled with her alcoholism led to her death. I don't want to strike fear in those who are recovering who also suffer from mental illness. This woman had EXTREME difficulties, and she wasn't doing the work to get well. It is said that even those with extreme mental disorders can still recover, if they have the capacity to be honest with themselves. Unfortunately, this wasn't her. She had some good time in the program, and let an illness get the better of her and relapsed and then struggled to get well again.

Thats why this thing is so scary, that its so easy to go back out, but not necessarily so easy to come back and recover.