My brother had a drinking problem and took his own life. He left $6 million to his former girlfriend who used to buy him alcohol. Is there anything I can do? The Moneyist weighs in:
Last September, my older brother took his own life after living with depression. My brother misused alcohol as well. I moved away in my mid-20s, which allowed me to grow and learn and be an adult. My brother really had no real life skills.
After my dad passed, a friend called the police to do a welfare check on my brother. He was out cold. The doctor told him that he needed to change his ways or he would be dead in six months. I discovered his female friend bought him vodka. I suspect there was some other intent here — that she played the long game. She’s been very hesitant about giving me anything. She said she could honor my parents by not “blowing it.” I said, “You could honor them by giving me what I ask for.”
“It would be near-impossible to draw a straight line through your brother’s fragile mental health, his relationship with alcohol and his former girlfriend’s intentions.” We never really know for sure what goes inside another person’s home and/or what transpires between two people. If she did buy him vodka knowing that he had issues with alcohol misuse, it clearly an irresponsible, even reckless, decision. Ascribing motives to her actions is tempting, but it’s a slippery slope for you as you grieve his death: She becomes the villain, and he forever becomes the victim. I know he deserves better than being reduced to that.
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