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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]In some ways I also think she got what she asked for.
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I don't think Amy Winehouse "asked" to die. If you read this article there's a lot more insight into her addiction, the pain she was going through over a recent breakup from her boyfriend who incidentally split with her because of her addiction, her latest stint in rehab, and how her parents even knew her death was eminent. It's sad when anyone dies but Amy did really die right before our eyes, it was only a matter of time.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2018126/Amy-Winehouse-dead-Singer-heartbroken-split-Reg-Traviss.html

To the PP with the addicted brother, I do hope your brother gets better. I understand on so many levels how addiction is a disease, it's so physical with heroin and opiates. You can't really just "quit". There are several people in my family who struggle with pill addictions but unfortunately at this point in the game we've gone tough love on them. We've been used, taken advantage of, they've stolen valuables for money, attacked my grandmother while high, taken my child's medicine for a buzz, taken my meds, fallen asleep in my bathtub while visiting here (with the door locked), been fired from too many jobs too mention, I've paid rent for this one person enough times to pay a year of college for my child. That really only covers a lot of the financial aspect, not how emotionally draining it can be dealing with them. I can't tell you how many times I've called their work only to be told they were at a funeral for a living relative. So we no longer enable them, we respectfully have cut them off. My family and my small children are my priority now. It sounds callous but I can't care for grown people forever. There is only so much you can do for them until they are ready to help themselves and enabling them is the worst thing you can do for them or for yourselves. This is just my personal experience, I am in no way saying it is your experience.

I did find the article above very informative. Her parents expected Amy to pass one day. I think when you're dealing with an addict of that proportion you know that it's possible. [/quote]

Thank you, PP. Yes, we are well into the tough love stage. It was a journey getting there, one that I think everyone with an addicted relative has to go through for him / herself. We most certainly live with the knowledge that my brother could die any day. I don't think you sound callous at all. There is a big difference between refusing to enable and believing that someone is asking for death or deserves to die, or saying "good riddance." I have no criticism for those, including me, who know that we have to love without enabling, and take care that we protect our own children. Thanks for writing. [/quote]

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