In late 1934 I attended a patient who, though he had been a competent businessman of good earning capacity, was an alcoholic of a type I had come to regard as hopeless. ~ William D. Silkworth

When an individual has tumbled deep
into addiction, distinguishing the one
from the mass strains perception,
taxes scrutiny. Descriptions degrade
to anecdotes, incidents, stories of life before.
As to character, habits, behavior,
distinctions evade selection.
Recovery recreates our hope and individuality.