Wow, this is an old thread and even though I had not thought about it due to dealing with so many other things, it's always something present in my life due to how my husband is so active in AA and helping others learn how to live their lives sober.

Covid made it extra challenging due to people not being allowed to hold meetings due to Covid restrictions. I have watched my husband adapt by leaning how to hold Zoom meetings. Then as time passed and the weather got warmer they found ways to meet outside too so at least they could physically see each other. Unfortunately, the stress from Covid was hard for some that ended up going out after being sober for a good amount of time. It made me realize how very important those meetings were in terms of helping people maintain their sobriety.

There has been a big debate in terms of if closing so much down has caused other major challenges that are just as bad as the Virus itself. Well, there was so much "unknown" for a while and like anything else we always learn more with time and unfortunate consequences due to lack of knowledge. Unfortunately, some that went back out due to Covid did die, not from Covid, but their body failing due to the alcohol. Hard to know what is best. So many things many don't know about unless they are exposed to these unfortunate results.