Quote Originally Posted by bawang View Post
ur brother had severe brain damage from the car crash. then the alcohol further attacked his brain. then the recreational drugs dulled his pleasure centers. so he is lobotomized except he did it to himself.
Yup, that is my assessment as well. I shake my head thinking about it. Years ago after his injury he could have taken better care of himself. But he denied that he had a problem (after all he was out from the hospital so he must be better, but of course this is not true); he lied to himself, he fooled himself and made some very poor decisions. But after all this time I think he can still turn himself around, he has been alcohol-free for years and goes to AA meetings. But yes bawang, that is a good assessment, almost un-believable, but than again most of us never experience such traumatic brain injuries, and, he was "young and stupid."