During World War I, he opposed President Woodrow Wilson for keeping the U.S. out of the war against Germany, and offered his military services, which were never summoned. Although planning to run again for president in 1920, Roosevelt suffered deteriorating health and died in early 1919.
Ativan withdrawal usually occurs in two stages: an acute stage and a prolonged stage. Ativan has a half-life of 10-12 hours on average, so withdrawal symptoms can start relatively quickly (within 24 hours) following the last dose. The average onset of withdrawal symptoms is 3-4 days.
Your wife should be able to see with the first taper whether 15 days is sufficient or she needs to extend it to 30 days. If your wife is currently taking five 0.5mg tablets of Ativan a day, for example, the initial taper would drop her down to one-half of a 0.5mg tablet and four 0.5mg tablets for 15 to 30 days.