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Did your Dad win his battle? I am still winning mine after almost 22 years of sobriety. I was in 3 different in hospital treatment programs. After each one I went to AA meetings and started drinkng again anyway. After the third time something sunk in and I stayed active in AA for about 5 years. I still have the AA program in my head and in my heart but don't attend meetings any more. We have alcohol in our house for visitors who might like a drink and my wife has one on rare occasion and none of it tempts me. I remember the misery and I will never go back to it again.Never lose hope for your dad and continue to pray for his victory--It can happen, I know. I am fighting a similar but not the same exactly same battle right now. I am trying to quit smoking and that's it's own kind of misery.

Thanks GB58.
I appreciate your testimony.
Your victory gives me hope for my Dad.

I don’t try to pretend I know what he is up against (and you against your cigarettes) because I have never had a habit as tough as cigarettes or alcohol. In addition, I have NEVER put him down for his drinking. I wouldn’t stand there and condemn someone especially my father for a condition I cannot relate to, personally. I have always been told it takes a hold of your life. It is the hardest thing to break away from in the world. And as you stated it is the remembrance of the misery that is your driving force to stay sober, that is what breaks my heart the most about my Dad. The fact that I know he is miserable and has that small part of him that wants to quit but it has so much control over him. Your sobriety is an AWESOME triumph and I am so delighted for you. I will be praying for your fight against the smoking.

I'm sending up prayers for you in your fight to quit smoking. I never got into the habit, but I hear it's hard to quit. Since you were strong enough to fight the demon of alcohol and win, I'm sure you'll be victorious over the cigs as well!