Winehouse

Yes, it's the obligatory Winehouse post.  But I'll let someone else do the talking.   

I'm no Russell Brand fan.  I don't appreciate his humour, his actions.  But my opinion of him went up 100-fold with his posting about his friend, Amy Winehouse.  Here are the first two paragraphs:

When you love someone who suffers from the disease of addiction you await the phone call. There will be a phone call. The sincere hope is that the call will be from the addict themselves, telling you they’ve had enough, that they’re ready to stop, ready to try something new. Of course though, you fear the other call, the sad nocturnal chime from a friend or relative telling you it’s too late, she’s gone.

Frustratingly it’s not a call you can ever make it must be received. It is impossible to intervene.

He speaks for legions of us.