Primary Education Topic:
Health & Wellness
There is a lack of research to inform us whether these different standards between genders caused women to actually drink less or simply to report drinking less.
By John Dyben
Gail wanted three things. She wanted to be healthy enough to play tennis again, to be whole enough to feel at peace and to be sober enough to be allowed to drive her grandchildren to the mall for ice cream.
Born in 1953, Gail had been a responsible person all of her life. She was an obedient daughter, a straight-A student, a hard-working professional and a faithful wife, mother and grandmother. Gail’s parents were part of the Greatest Generation and taught her to live morally and with restraint.