And maybe compare notes with other people and their experiences. I'm not ready to tell friends and family yet. I'm in my late 30s and for a long time (4 years) I have been drinking something every day (with very occasional alcohol free spells) - it varies between 2-6 cans each night. Always just in the evening.
On 16 August 2003 Idi Amin Dada, the 'Butcher of Uganda', died in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The cause of death was reported to be 'multiple organ failure'. Although the Ugandan government announced that his body could be buried in Uganda, he was quickly buried in Saudi Arabia.
Prime Minister David Cameron's father Ian has died after suffering a stroke and heart complications while on holiday in France. Mr Cameron missed the weekly prime minister's questions to fly to be with his father in hospital. Downing Street said his father died shortly after the PM arrived at the hospital in the South of France. He told ITV in March his father was a huge hero figure for me who had a great sense of optimism.