My whole family knows dad's drinking is destroying his body — the shaking hands, the bloated stomach, the constant fatigue — but we all tiptoe around it differently and I think our silence is actually making it easier for him to keep slowly dying.
More people experience this than they realize.
Family systems can become complicit in a member's physical decline when everyone chooses their own version of looking away.
“Where Are You with Alcohol and the body?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.