Name changed for this, as a regular poster
My mother is an alcoholic, and has been for about ten years. She's in her 50s, does not work as she inherited property so lives off rental income. She is a serious alcoholic, some might say end stage. She can easily drink a litre plus of vodka a day. The first thing she does in the morning is go to the shops to buy alcohol, then she will drink throughout the day before passing out.
She has alienated all her friends and family. She has been to very expensive rehab for detox several times, but turns back to alcoholism. We have tried AA. Counselling. Therapy. New hobbies. Community stuff. Everything under the sun, but every time, she turns back to drinking. She is abusive to my father, who deserves so much more. She is insincere. She has serious memory issues.
I despair. I always had hoped that she would get better, but now I genuinely believe that some alcoholics are beyond help. It's a terminal illness.