Son in law and daughter divorced last year. He had become an alcoholic during Covid lockdown. We all hated him. He moved in with a mistress from his past and we thought good riddance. He now is terminally I’ll , she’s kicked him out and now we all are taking pity on him. His mother lives abroad and not the caring sort and he has few friends.
We are trying to learn about his prospects as he’s playing ostrich
he’s lost all body fat snd muscle and we don’t know if he’s dying or could recover enough to work again
Hi and a warm welcome to the Online Community although I am so sorry to hear about the story surrounding your ex-son in law.
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