The alcoholism almost killed me. Physically, there were many times when I should have died of alcohol poisoning or an overdose of drugs. Spiritually, I was bankrupt. It felt like there was nothing for me in life and that the only way to get through another miserable period of time was to get drunk enough or high enough till it would go away. This became harder and harder as time went on.
Alcoholism is truly a family disease.
Our nerves were raw and many a night we cried ourselves to sleep. We went through all the emotions of terror, shame, humiliation and disbelief. But we never gave up, even at the worst moments. At this point, David was supposedly attending a local college and living with friends near the school. He lived in a pigsty of an apartment with other similar boys.