(((Mjv))) I'm really sorry. That must have been really hard to hear. Addiction really is a deadly disease. I'm just a little over a year sober, but I've heard from lots of people with more time sober, how many people they've seen die due to addiction. It's really tragic.

I think the best thing we can do is try and take it one day at a time, and be grateful for every moment of recovery we have. I too relapsed after 9 months sobriety, but fortunately it only lasted four days and I was able to get back to the program. I'm not sure that I'd make it next time. Back in 2006 I almost died from alcohol. That's when I really decided that I want to get sober, it hasn't been easy, I too have spent time in a psych ward, getting help, but the rewards are amazing.

I think we just have to be thankful for our sobriety no matter how lousy life gets, and remember that with using life will only get worse.

--splitimage