Crazy Days

Ok, this week turned out tottally different than I expected. Here's a brief (I hope) recap:
*Mon-Ok day- had no daycare kids but onein the pm
*Tues-also went ok
*Wed-Ok, this is the day! About 5pm I got a call from an old friend. She asked if I knew what apt # her bro's lived in. I said no. She then told me she was worried because someone called her and said he was very depressed and was worried that he might harm hisself (himself?).
My friend wanted to call the ambulance but didnt have the exact address. So I asked her to keep me informed since I have been friends w/her family for about 25 years. So while in the church nursery I get this txt from her that hes on his way to the local emergency rm. No other info.
So I decide that after awhile I will head up to the ER.
When I get there they won't tell me a thing! I said I was family so I could get in. There was no other family member there and Im thinkin that if he's passed out,tried to kill himself,mebbee I will be the last person he sees before he goes to ??? and I wanted to make sure he made the uh,better, decision.
After 30 min they let me into the actual bed area of the ER. much to my surprise he comes walkin out of the bathroom weaving around. He was super drunk! SoI wait around for him to get discharged and Im talkin to him and he's breakin down. He cant believe Im the one to be there. He's 4 years older than me and was my friends big bro. he had come tomy church a few times but the lure of the bottle was greater. A friend once called it "liquid courage".
Anywhoooo, he's telling me he needs a "good woman", Im tellin him he needs Jesus. Women didn't help him so far. So then we go get my daughter from church (she's waiting in the bathroom cauze its 10:30pm and Im NOT driving him home by myself even tho I do trust him).
On the way he says he's gonna fill up my tank. We go to the gas station and he's looking much better. We park outside his house and talk for awhile and in that talk he tells me "Why don't you marry me and have my kids?' He's was laughing,but he wasn't kidding (at that moment). If I had gone home,got my clothes and moved in that night,he would have been trippin IM SURE, the next morning!!
Im not that great lookin and im defineatly NOT a spring chicken! I told my daughter that at 2am to someone that's drunk EVERYONE looks good and it's his 2 o clock!
Anyway, the next day he tells me he's checking into rehab for the DT's for 5 days. I believe God can do ANYTHING in a short amount of time and Im believing he will deliver my friend from alcohol. But 5 days is not enough time to heal what's REALLY bothering people.
So Im gonna leave you with THIS to comment on.
Aud
PS> did Imention that this man used to look like Richard Gere? sad. He asked me how he looked and I told him "bad". But he's still young.