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Can alcohol ruin the lives of those you love? Cheers is an anthology of real-life stories about the people behind alcoholism, told by the sons, daughters, wives, husbands, parents and friends affected by it, and by alcoholics themselves. 'Cheers', is a book with a message! It also gives information about where to go for help.Many people experience shame and isolation. They rather not talk about the alcohol abuse of someone they love.The short, accessible stories in 'Cheers' will be recognizable by many people. This recognition can be an important incentive to seek help. This is an international problem and Cheers contains the stories of people throughout Europe.The powerful stories can also help health-care workers, who often mainly focus on the alcoholic, understand that those who are affected by an alcoholic often also suffer health-problems, either through physical or verbal abuse and certainly because of the stress this creates. This is an excellent book for doctors and nurses too to get a better understanding of this wide-spread proble

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Dutch born artist and writer living in southern Spain since 2003. Renate van Nijen has, so far, written eight books. 'Cheers, perviousely called the hidden voices of alcoholism - now called Breaking the silence ... one voice at a time, (is also translated into Dutch, Spanish and German). based on real-life experiences of people from various countries and backgrounds, both alcoholics and those living with and affected by the behaviour of the alcoholic and of the author herself. She lived with an alcoholic for 12 years and has become an experience expert and through her book Cheers, she wants to help others to find a way out of the isolation they often find themselves in. She is also an internationally exhibited artist (amongst others, Amsterdam, Rome, Paris). She has used images of her own paintings for the covers of all her books. For more information about art and books please visit www.renatevannijen.com

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