I’m afraid my alcoholic son will make a scene at my father’s funeral
A parent says they cannot carry their son’s struggles while grieving their father, who died after a long battle with dementia. The son, 45 and close to the grandfather, recently relapsed after nearly two years sober and has a history of mental health issues and treatment attempts.
Dear Eric: My father recently passed after a long battle with dementia. My 45-year-old son who was close to my father is an alcoholic. He was sober for almost two years and then relapsed a few weeks ago after learning my father was close to death.
He has mental health issues as well as abusing alcohol and has been in and out of rehab and sober living homes for years. He gets intoxicated and goes on crying jags and completely falls apart.