From a Child's Perspective: Alcoholism

By Lars P. Hersom

This book is written from the perspective of a person who grew up in the home of an alcoholic. Although much older now, I will always be the child of an alcoholic. My father died because of his addiction, and I truly never realized the pain he was in until he passed away.

In this book, it is my intention to share some of the experiences I had growing up in the home of an alcoholic, through and including his death. If you are facing an issue like this or have experienced this in your life, you will likely understand what it is like to be a part of a relationship like this. What you may not understand is that even though it may appear that nothing matters to them other than alcohol, there is a knowledge deep inside the person that really does know the truth and really wants the relationship but is scared to leave the deceitful friend behind.

It is my hope to touch the life of someone who is concerned about this issue and to give them encouragement to not let the life of someone they love be lost.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Balboa Press
• Release date: Jun 19, 2012
• ISBN: 9781452553184

Lars P. Hersom

My father lost his life due to an addiction to alcohol. I have been searching for a way to reach out to the world to communicate and share my experience of growing up in the home of an alcoholic. My hope is to attempt to help people to understand that this drug becomes more important than anything else in their lives. I hope to encourage each person to not give up, to believe that under the appearance of carelessness for themselves and others, there is a person who, at the root of the issue, really does understand what is going on, but cannot or will not take what they consider a risk of leaving this powerful friend behind and come back to the ones that love them. With all this in mind, this book is written from the perspective of a person who has grown up in the home of an alcoholic. So....from my perspective....I will always be the son or the child of an alcoholic. My perspective is reality. I have grown up and live in a small midwest community of less than 1,500 people. I am the Branch Manager at the company I work for and share my life with my beautiful wife and four wonderful boys. I believe in leading by example in my life in order to pass along a commitment to God, a trustworthy attitude and a life with deep passion, gratitude, peace, love and joy. I sincerely hope that I can touch the lives of others and change the path of people in a manner that brings these attributes to them.

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From A Child’s Perspective

Alcoholism

Lars P. Hersom

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Copyright © 2012 Lars P. Hersom

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Balboa Press rev. date: 6/14/2012

Contents

CHAPTER 1 - WHO WAS HE?

CHAPTER 2 - THE HOME

CHAPTER 3 - THE FAMILY

CHAPTER 4 - THE HOSPITAL

CHAPTER 5 - THE FUNERAL

CHAPTER 6 - THE NOTES

CHAPTER 7 - THE END (…OR IS IT?)

A Letter from the Author

My father lost his life to an addiction to alcohol combined with adult onset diabetes in February 1999. In going through his belongings in the house I grew up in, I found notes he had written from some kind of alcoholics’ program that he had been forced to go to after being arrested for OWI (Operating a motor vehicle While under the Influence of alcohol).

It was the most emotional time of my life and an extremely difficult thing to go through. From my perspective, the condition of the home had deteriorated to a place where no one would ever want to live, and he had lost his desire to live and to participate in family activities and events.

After his death, I found notes Dad had written about his drinking; he was obviously following a format or direction