Ant and Dec- will it now be just Dec? Celebrity gossip alert

I am quite sure he wishes and hopes for the same, no one ,poor or wealthy chooses to be an addict , it is not a life style choice.

Hear hear Iam64!

I'm not maryeliza54 but for what it's worth, I'm not troubled by Ant's wealth. He's worked hard for it, deserves it and I sincerely hope it can help him get to grips with his abuse of prescription drugs and alcohol.
He's evidently always been a party animal, changing that won't be easy. Alcohol is a depressant. If he's combining it with serious pain relief, prescribed or otherwise - he\s going to be feeling bad most of the time. He isn't the first, won't be the last but it's over to Ant. At least he has the financial resources to buy the best help available. I hope he has the personal resources to engage with it and live a happier life. Plus - a life in which he doesn't take risks with the lives of others.

You are troubled by his wealth Maryeliza

How absolutely ridiculous to say that we can’t criticise anyone because none of us is perfect - many threads on GN criticise others- of course they do. Ant has been in rehab before with drug problems, now we had about his alcohol dependency - I wonder if he informed the DVLA of these problems? I wouldn’t use the words foolish or stupid about drunk/ drugged drivers - they can and do ruin lives - he’s got the resources not to have to drive at all and yet he still does.

Well said Jane and paddy. You put it so much better than I ever could!!

Jane10In my family when one of us did something mum had a fit at, my lovely granny used to say "broken noses alter faces...and circumstances alter cases* meaning everything should be taken into consideration before punishment was given.Its how I was raised and its how I have lived my life.Everything relevant has to be taken on board before we make a judgement .EVEN in cases of drink driving or murder .I also believe that anyone can do stupid things in the right/wrong set of circumstances and life isn't B/W.

All the other stuff about Ant or anyone else doesn’t matter ie money or lack of ,famous or not. The fact is we all know drinking & driving is a No no. Best thing is not to take a car out in the first place ,get a taxi .

Gilly, I guessed you have been, ?, the man in the clouds will listen , he has been listening to my rants for many a year . Last November I didn't want to live , him up there and GN got me through .

I have already prayed for you both , tough . ?

I have not defended drinking and driving but I was trouble by comments that this man is wealthy. Going straight into rehab etc. I really get troubled by - the tall poppy syndrome.

Where could this man have gone after news of the car crash hit the headlines ? The press would hound him, if he stayed in his own home , with family or friends the property would have been surrounded by the press and cameras .

Why understanding for the homeless with drug and or drink problems but not a man with a successful career? It does seem one has money one does not, addiction is an illness wealth has nothing to do with it.

Could be Annie could be.

I’m a first class hypocrite anyway as I’ve never prayed so much in my life as I’ve prayed these last couple of weeks . Ssshhh don’t tell anyone though, let it just be between me, you and the man in the clouds

Gilly, so I am stressing you by by me being stressed that I caused you distress ?. You know I care for you , I send you love and wish your husband a full recovery.

mmmm, perhaps you didn't tell me because you knew I would pray for you both ?

I have never said I am without sin * Jane10* far from it . ( for the record he hasn’t given me any pleasure but that’s by the by) .

My posts were to illustrate that nobody is perfect and that people are capable of doing things that risk others eg smoking is a health hazard for passive smokers, people who go climbing unprepared risk accidents and have to be rescued by others, people may drive too soon after alcohol.
People do daft things. Ant did something stupid. He's also given millions of us pleasure over the years. He's just human. He got it wrong. 'Let he who is without sin cast the first stone' - ring a bell?

Please don’t be Annie you’re stressing me out thinking about you stressing

I don’t think you’ve got a selfish bone in your body Annie and I need every lighthearted comment I can get ! I’m thinking that if I have a giggle then it’s better than being my usual miserable self !

DH is doing much better . He just won’t do what he’s bl**dy well told !

But Gilly, i am so distressed that I am so wrapped in my grief and fear I didn't read of your worries , so I do ask you to forgive my selfishness if you can. I thought your post yesterday evening was a lighthearted comment and replied in kind. I must have hurt you .

Nothing to forgive Anniebach nothing at all . You’ve got enough on your own plate to deal with and anyway we can’t all be on GN all the time can we.

Gilly, I didn't know your husband was ill, I am so sorry , please forgive me

Thank you MaryDoll I just had climbing and drinking running through my head all night and had to read it all back when I got to work (to see what rubbish I had written) . Maybe not as bad as it could have been

You know when you don’t drink for a while and then you have a glass of something and it goes straight to your head....well that was me last night. I never usually drink on a school night either .

DH just plodding on. I can’t keep him away from work (he has been sneaking out just after 6 some mornings) but then by early afternoon he’s shattered and the slurring and struggling for words gets worse. He really won’t be told! He’s taking all his meds and his BP has come down quite significantly which is a very good thing. Lots of follow ups and appointments over the next few weeks. Thank you for your kind words MD Gransnet at its best.

Gillybob, you are among friends, and no-one thought you were rambling.
I hope your husband is a bit better.

No apologies needed gillybob. As you say, your posts were clear and from the heart. Hope you're not feeling too fragile today.

Apologies for my ramblings last night (although I do stand by everything I said) . The 2 (large) glasses of red wine went straight to my head ! And on a school night too..... oh dear.

Gilly ?

Yes I am very tired Annie . Sleep would be good . Sadly it doesn’t come easily these days .

Perhaps Gilly, perhaps not ,you could be tired