Headstones & Alcohol

Been in a bit of a funny mood today, had a call earlier in the afternoon from my mum to let me know that my grandads headstone went up today. We all went to the graveyard to see it after I picked Brogan up from school, we had stopped on the way there so she could pick some daffodils to put at the grave. His stone is simple but lovely, I meant to take a picture of it but forgot so will go back tomorrow & take one. It made me realise how much I still miss him, he was such an important person in my life.

My mum also let me know my dad is really unwell again, they are divorced but still talk on a regular basis & get on better now, he is an alcoholic and he knows I no longer have sympathy for him when he ill if its to do with the drink. In Nov 08 he went into rehab, I was there visiting everyday, making sure he had anything he needed, then once he was out I visited everyday, helped him do his shopping everything only for him to repay me by going back on the booze, he had said yesterday he was at the doctors as well but nothing else, they are concerned over his liver function & sent him for blood tests, they also said that he will probably need to go back into hospital. I sat with him while he cried as the doctor told him on May '08 that if he never stopped drinking he would be dead within 12-18 months!!! Ok he still here, he was off the drink for about4-5 months & did cut down for a very long time as well, its a shame he cant stay off it for me, my sister & his granddaughters or most importantly himself.