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Els, 58
Alone, but not lonely
Then
After her husband died, Els started drinking. First a glass to fall asleep, later from the afternoon on. She stopped answering the phone and canceled plans. The house grew quiet and the bottles multiplied.
The turning point
Her neighbor rang the bell because the mail was piling up. She saw how Els was doing and stayed for an hour. She said: you don't have to do this alone. Together they found a grief group and a meeting nearby.
Now
Els has been alcohol-free for three years. She goes to her group every week and volunteers at the library. She still misses her husband, but now she really feels the grief instead of drinking it away. She says: grief doesn't go away with alcohol. It just waits.
“Grief and addiction often go together. Support for both helped her.”
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