Just had a natter with John who seems to be in a good way. He was complaining a bit about the loneliness of his situation but it looks like that might be alleviated this week since he's expecting that Maureen will be sent home. She has stopped drinking completely and 'sounds like a different person'. It seems that social services are organising some kind of 'package' for her return and he's just waiting for that to be put in place. I'm hoping the handover involves stringent checking that there's no alcohol in the house at all. Unfortunately the simple fact that Christmas is approaching doesn't exactly fill me with confidence.
It's a bitter irony that the season of goodwill in my homeland has for many people become deeply entangled with a general sense of woozy intoxication such that the two are synonymous. But I suppose any day of the week at any time of year can pose a threat to the addicted, so it might not be a bad thing if they're together with enough clarity of mind to behave responsibly at a crucial time.
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