The consumption of alcohol may cause pregnancy.
Drink to forget , But never forget to drink .
Whisky is a bit frisky but its not risky at all .
One reason I don’t drink is that I want to know when I am having a good time.
- Lady Astor
I am on a diet, I only drink on days ending in y now.
Wine is bottled poetry.
- Robert Louis Stevenson
First you take a drink, then the drink takes a drink, then the drink takes you.
- Francis
Don’t drink and drive, you might hit a bump and spill your drink.
If you must drink and drive, drink Pepsi.
I feel sorry for people who dont drink cause i know the only feeling they will have better than me is when they wake up in the morning.
When the wine is in, the wit is out.
Wine is sunlight, held together by water.
- Galileo
The doctors found some blood in my alcohol stream.
I only drink on 2 days when it rains & when it doesnt .
I drink only to make my friends seem interesting.
- Don Marquis
A drunk man’s words are a sober man’s thoughts.
Good friends make the world go round, but good beer makes the room go round.
Alcohol is the anesthesia by which we endure the operation of life
You don’t have to be a beer drinker to play darts, but it helps.
Drunkenness is temporary suicide.
Everyone who drinks is not a poet. Some of us drink because we’re not poets.
Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy.
- Benjamin Franklin
I only drink to live, but i live to drink.
When life gives you lemons, add some vodka and sugar and lets make lemon drops.
I can’t die until the government finds a safe place to bury my liver.
Always remember that I have taken more out of alcohol than alcohol has taken out of me.
When I read about the evils of drinking, I gave up reading.
An alcoholic is anyone you don’t like who drinks more than you do.
Alcoholism is the only disease that you can get yelled at for having.
Alcohol is man’s worst enemy, but the bible says love your enemy .
June 16th, 2008 at 2:51 am
A true story of how Alcohol destroyed our health & our lives
To explain the years preceding our health deterioration, we both had been married twice previous, to individuals that we were not suited for. As most people do now a days, we drank to relax and calm our nerves. And while that is a POOR excuse, unfortunately, very true for many. Never had we heard, read, or even been told, by ANYone, of possible derogatory health effects from Alcohol, so it all came as a real shocker.
Myself & my late husband were born to Mothers who drank. We picked up the nasty little drinking habit quite well, in our late teens, when first employed. Being the youngest & newest recruit, you want to fit in and be accepted, especially when you are hoping for a career in that field. Many lunch & after work drinks became a ongoing way of life.Both of us were well educated and extremely hard working, therefore rose quickly in the professions we loved. This all came to a devastating halt in our mid 40’s. It is called ‘Grand-Mal Seizures’ somewhat related to ‘Epilepsy’.
There are NO known cures! Prescription drugs are the only help, along with complete Alcohol abstinence, permanently. The current medications have pages & pages of horrific side effects, and hit each patient different times, different ways. You must stay on these pills for the rest of your life though ! And are expensive. I have a distant relative, who’s baby girl was born with the exact same problem. So it’s NOT really Epilepsy, but almost another FORM of it. While this tiny little girls parents have never consumed Alcohol, suspicions are that her Dad’s biological parents did. But being adopted, leaves the question unanswered.
When it first hit, our drivers license’s were suspended, in addition to us both having to quit our employment, which is very horrible, when you have worked your entire life in a profession you loved, and are extremely well known & respected in the industry. Not to mention the fact that you’ve been accustomed to a certain level of income, which is now basically, VANISHED into thin air !!!
Your license to drive may be returned after 6 months, without an attack, however it is like having a wretched poisonous snake, dwelling permanently inside of you forever ! The medication professes to hold it down, so to speak & yes it does, however, it is always on your mind ESPECIALLY when your license to drive is returned & makes travelling costs, to an unbelievable amount of Doctors/Specialists/Surgeons & Blood Tests, slightly more affordable.There is a little journal book ALWAYS here in our home, where it is noted, time & day medication is taken, in dreaded fear of missing, then being served notice basically, by the PYTHON dwelling inside. He is very aware when he hasn’t received Breakfast or Supper, call it ‘Tranquilizing Medication’. Consequently, you may or may not be served His Wrath! I trust you get the picture.I never ever leave the house, without checking this precious little diary, always sitting in clear plain view, as having a seizure while driving could cause a horrendous dreadful outcome! This is not Drunk Driving so to speak, but the aftermath of drinking for years and years, not to mention the continual worry of it causing a fall, sometimes splitting your skull open (happened twice.) ! A year before my spouse passed away, he had a seizure while negotiating 2 steps, flew over 20 ft., breaking his hip, resulting in surgery, then a year long recovery process. This is for someone who at 6 ft 4″ tall, in excellent physical condition. Previously he had broken his arm & ankle from the same cause !And ALL because of the ALMIGHTY drink !!!
I am attempting to bring this to as many organizations attention, as possible, as well as our Governments, Federal & Provincial. Hoping that along with AA, ALANON, MADD it will result in mandatory warning labels on ALL Liquor containers, & an increase in purchase prices !Cigarette manufacturers have been forced to do the same, and I don’t remember having ever heard of a deadly traffic accident or a bone breaking fall, from smoking !?!
This sort of affliction, does make life difficult. Causing again, a great deal of stress, as suddenly everything you’ve known & been accustomed to, is uprooted & basically GONE !My lovely husband passed away, a year ago last April, from a perforated ulcer, and his reluctance to go into the hospital immediately, as he didn’t want me to be on my own, I suspect, in case of an attack! Well, my sweets, I’m kinda on my own now !?!
Thankyou for spending valued time, reading our story. I trust you will pass this on to others. I have replied to by some, they absolutely convinced, seizures are only caused from ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL !! Well, not so, NOT SO AT ALL !! I’m no Physician, but have confirmed this with professionals, & it is ONLY from continued DRINKing !!AND having this wretched, horrible health defect, is like wondering if the unwanted Tenant inside, is dead ? alive ? pissed off with you ? bored, or maybe, just MAYBE, peacefully content, for now !?!
Sincerely yours, in deep hopes of helping others,
Sheila Joyce Gibbs
WARNING: Any/all Alcohol, contains the power to cause , possible but severe Epileptic Seizures, for life !
Think that would do it ?I’m pretty sure it could have changed OUR habits fast !
June 28th, 2008 at 12:38 pm
Did you know that alcohol can cause short term memory loss, and even worse than that, it can cause short term memory loss!
January 10th, 2009 at 12:26 am
fu*kkk up, two below .drinking is thaat god.
stop looking at the bad ide of it.
“THE DRUNK MIND SPEAKS THE SOBER HEART”
January 22nd, 2009 at 5:13 pm
Im pretty sure i say this on behalf of everyone that bothers to read the comments
thanks for the essay Sheila it was very entertainin
so much so i almost fell asleep
February 1st, 2009 at 7:39 pm
Excess drinking may cause permanent cerebral damage and then lead to Seizure type disorders. Again, note the word “excess”…
March 16th, 2009 at 7:23 am
i very much aqree with the person “wouldnt you Like to know
” i do because i Like the fact that he sees that yes it can be very badd at some extend but i aLso feeL that the drunk mind does speak the sober heartt. i do because i have three oLder brothers myseLf and whenever that are drunk or even my own father the truth comes out nd they actuaLLy speak their mind now they miqht not remember it Later on in Life because weLL they were drunk but i know that i wouLd remeber nd nobody wouLd ever be abLe to take that away from mee.
April 16th, 2009 at 10:37 am
All of this stuff comes from the point of reference of the participant. Those who imbibe in a thoughtful manner which "choice " is unmolested can not empathize with the vastly different POV of the individual who has lost choice due to the onset of addiction; where both choice and values have been eroded. And another thing… This is an ancient Japanese saying; "A man takes a drink, a drink takes a drink and the drink takes the man. " Apples and oranges – alcoholics and alcohol abusers. Not the same. Not at all. I have devoted the last 23 years of my life as a counselor and educator in the field of addiction. I have seen the destruction sewn into the fabric of our communities due to addiction. The face of death is a twin of addiction. There are so many untruths about addiction. It ’s really unfortunate due to the fact that the research is in. Read it. It ’s more revelant than an opinion. So- from the POV of an orange I bid you a sober adios.
April 24th, 2009 at 7:55 pm
Drunkenness may have the power to take life away,
But it also has the power to make it.
May 26th, 2009 at 3:01 pm
Shelia, why not live your own life instead of telling other people how to live thier’s? Nothing better to do than be a nosy prude i guess?
July 23rd, 2009 at 10:39 am
DRINK , DRUNK the difference is u
August 21st, 2009 at 2:24 am
theyre supposed to be entertaining te read. why is it that people cant have fun anymore without someone getting angry? if you dont like the quotes stop reading them. all your doing is being a buzz kill by putting all this stupid facts in the comments…… plus everyone knows that the only difference between an alcoholic and a drunk is alcoholics go to meetings.
August 21st, 2009 at 9:58 am
Alcohol kills slowly……..who wants to die in a hurry
December 10th, 2009 at 12:35 pm
Hi Sheila,
Im David, Im an Alcholic, been sober 40 Days now. I was just surfing the net and found your artical. I am very sorry about the damage you have suffered from alchol, also for your husband.
Im 49 years old, and I havent heard of this life long seizer deal from drinking. How common is this?
David S.
S. Texas
December 10th, 2009 at 2:54 pm
honestly shelia how much time do you have on your hands youve got to get a hobby or somethin wow!