The beer thread got me wondering:
I had several great aunts and uncles that were alcoholics on both sides. I never met them. My maternal Grandmother was Irish ancestry and had 5 siblings and I think 3 were alcoholics.
My Uncle met an older lady years ago that knew one of my great Uncles and she said he was "the nicest drunk you'd ever meet."
My great Grandfather was an eye doctor who died in his 40's of a brain aneurysm and rumors are that he was an alcoholic.
My maternal Uncle was a lawyer and an alcoholic. He used to drink 1 to 2 bottles of Smirnoff vodka per DAY. He died in his sleep in 2006 aged 54. If he didn't drink a bottle a day, he'd have seizures. He was on a commercial flight to Chicago once and had a seizure and they had to do an emergency landing. Very sad.
My older brother was an alcoholic and got into drugs. He died in 2017 aged 41 from a drug overdose. I posted about it on HROT. CSB.
My sister (no pics) had a drinking problem and was borderline alcoholic but quit.
My cousin (no pics) almost had liver failure at age 40 due to heavy drinking. She quit and is doing much better.
I boozed pretty hard in college then stopped. The last time I drank more than 4 drinks was New Year's Eve 2011. I always felt alcohol was overrated due to hangovers.
Alcoholism is partially genetic and I consider it a near miracle I'm not an alcoholic considering my family tree.
How about you?
I had several great aunts and uncles that were alcoholics on both sides. I never met them. My maternal Grandmother was Irish ancestry and had 5 siblings and I think 3 were alcoholics.
My Uncle met an older lady years ago that knew one of my great Uncles and she said he was "the nicest drunk you'd ever meet."
My great Grandfather was an eye doctor who died in his 40's of a brain aneurysm and rumors are that he was an alcoholic.
My maternal Uncle was a lawyer and an alcoholic. He used to drink 1 to 2 bottles of Smirnoff vodka per DAY. He died in his sleep in 2006 aged 54. If he didn't drink a bottle a day, he'd have seizures. He was on a commercial flight to Chicago once and had a seizure and they had to do an emergency landing. Very sad.
My older brother was an alcoholic and got into drugs. He died in 2017 aged 41 from a drug overdose. I posted about it on HROT. CSB.
My sister (no pics) had a drinking problem and was borderline alcoholic but quit.
My cousin (no pics) almost had liver failure at age 40 due to heavy drinking. She quit and is doing much better.
I boozed pretty hard in college then stopped. The last time I drank more than 4 drinks was New Year's Eve 2011. I always felt alcohol was overrated due to hangovers.
Alcoholism is partially genetic and I consider it a near miracle I'm not an alcoholic considering my family tree.
How about you?