Category Archives: Declan’s Journey To Recovery

Declan’s Journey To Recovery: Part Five

The following article is the fifth part of Declan’s Journey To Recovery. See below for links to the previous 4 parts: Part One, Part Two, Part Three, Part Four. Declan was discharged from hospital having spent a few weeks getting built up again. On leaving hospital this was to be the first time Declan had […]

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Declan’s Journey To Recovery: Part Four

The following article is the forth part of Declan’s Journey To Recovery. To read Part One click here, to read Part Two click here and to read Part Three click here. So Declan continued to drink oblivious to the rapid physical deterioration that could be no longer ignored by those close to him who were […]

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Declan’s Journey To Recovery: Part Three

The following article is the third part of Declan’s Journey To Recovery. To read Part One click here and to read Part Two click here. At this stage Declan was a secret drinker and when confronted by his wife would deny and manipulate to cover this up. He continued like this until he broke down. […]

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Declan’s Journey To Recovery: Part Two

The following article is the second part of Declan’s Journey To Recovery. To read Part One click here. The baby was born, Declan described her as so beautiful. Declan was struggling, he found it difficult to visit Brenda in the hospital without having had a drink. It is fair to point out that Declan had […]

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Declan’s Journey To Recovery: Part One

Declan would say that he doesn’t know where his alcoholism came from, none of his parents, siblings or wife have this disease, in fact, none of them have ever taken a drink in their lives. He doesn’t know where it came from or what caused it, but he certainly knows the effects it has had […]

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