Mom Seeking Support Group for Alcohol Addiction Family Member in Gurnee Area

Good morning! I am not reallysure that I have any advice per say for you but as a wife and mother who has been dealing with the same situation with my husband for 12 years, I just wanted to say that I will keep you in my prayers. There is an AA and ala-non group that meets in Waukegan, my husband has been to it and does enjoy going. For me - I would have to say that involvement in my church is a huge source of sanity. The Lord is good and as long as you continue to seek Him and love Him, he will direct you and keep you. If you are not involved in a local church that would be a great place to start. My husband just returned this weekend from a Christian based rehab in Mississippi, we have three children ages, 14, 12 and 8. I would love to keep in touch with you. L. H.

Lisa,

That's great that you husband is seeking help with his disease! You're right when you feel that you also need to find a group for yourself. Go to www.niafg.org to search for meetings in your area. I looked for you and I do see one at the Gurnee Community Church. Also search Al-Anon on line so you can read what it is all about. NIAFG will also provide a lot of info.

Keep in mind that these meetings are for YOU, not for your husband. They will help YOU understand the disease and also help you to cope with all that is realted to loving someone with alcoholism. Recovery is not easy, as wonderfull as it is, it's alot of work, physically, emotionally and spiritually.

I know this from 1st hand experience. My dad was an alcoholic and had 25 years sobriety when he passed away and my first husbnd was a recovering alcoholic. The Alateen and Alanon program saved my life and my sanity.

Good luck to you and your husband!

Hi,
First of all I just want to say that you are very strong and I am going to keep you and your family in my prayers. I am a peds nurse and there are a couple of places that focus on family healing- one place is called Family Circle, Counselling Connections, and Family Stress Clinic and these are all in the northern lake county area. Good luck and God Bless.
Love,
J.

We have a program in our church that is called Celebrate Recovery. It is a 12 step program and it has been very helpful to many people and their families. It is Friday nights and they provide dinner and small group settings. The church I go to is the Evangelical Free Church of Crystal Lake. The phone is ###-###-####. If you call the office they will put you in touch with who you should talk to. I'm not sure where you live, but if this is not close to you, maybe they could suggest another place. I will be pray for you and your family. You are doing the right thing in seeking help.
M. S.

Hi Lisa,

One of my dearest friends is a recovering alcoholic and I know that AA has helped her a great deal. She lives in Arlington Heights, so her references for a meeting wouldn't be very useful for you in Gurnee. I checked on the web...the official site for Northern Illinois is here:

http://www.aa-nia.org/meetings.html

Gurnee is in District 12:

http://aadistrict12.com/

If you click on the Meetings link, it shows you the whole list of meetings. The only Gurnee meeting I found is a Tuesday night meeting at Gurnee Community Church (on Old Grand Ave across from the fire station). However, there's also a Wendnesday night meeting at St. Mark's Lutheran on Yorkhouse & Delany. Technically, this is in Waukegan, but depending on where you live in Gurnee it may be pretty close by. There are lots of other meetings in the surrounding area, Waukegan, Lake Forest, Highland Park, etc. And if you need add'l meetings, the western half of Lake County is District 10. You can get to that website and meeting list from the Northern Illinois site link (above).

I live in Gurnee, so if you could use a hand with anything, just let me know. I'm single -though soon to be engaged :) - so I have more time on my hands than you do. You can reach me here: ____@____.com I'll keep you in my prayers ~

God's blessings,

J.