Rob Delaney: Sobriety allows me to fully grieve loss of my son

&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"wpcnt">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"wpa">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<span class&equals;"wpa-about">Advertisements<&sol;span>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"u top&lowbar;amp">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<amp-ad width&equals;"300" height&equals;"265"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; type&equals;"pubmine"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; data-siteid&equals;"111265417"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; data-section&equals;"2">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;amp-ad>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div><p>Rob Delaney said being sober has allowed him to fully grieve the death of his two-year-old son&comma; as he marked 17 years of sobriety&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The actor’s son Henry died in January 2018 after being diagnosed with a brain tumour&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Delaney&comma; who previously struggled with alcoholism&comma; posted a message on Twitter saying getting through the first year after losing Henry had been &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;brutal” but it &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;would have been far worse” if he had not been clean&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;londonglossy&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2019&sol;02&sol;E9CB059C-99F5-4E28-9CB8-BD6C60D424FB&period;jpeg"><img class&equals;"aligncenter size-large wp-image-125356" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;londonglossy&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2019&sol;02&sol;E9CB059C-99F5-4E28-9CB8-BD6C60D424FB-784x1024&period;jpeg" alt&equals;"" width&equals;"640" height&equals;"836" &sol;><&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>He told his followers&colon; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;As of today I’ve been sober 17 years&period; 17 years ago I was in jail in a wheelchair&period; Today I’m not&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;I am profoundly grateful to the alcoholics who shined a light on the path for me and helped equip me with the skills to live life well&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;This has been a brutal year for my family and me&period; Our first year without our son and brother Henry&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Had I not been sober&comma; it would have been far worse&period; As it was&comma; I squeaked by&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Sobriety allowed me to be a reasonably good dad&comma; husband&comma; and worker through it all&period; &lpar;If you average it out&period; I think&period;&rpar;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Sobriety allows me to grieve fully&comma; and grief is an expression of love&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The Catastrophe star&comma; 42&comma; also thanked &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;everyone who has helped me”&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;I can’t do it alone&comma;” he said&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Delaney and his wife have three other sons&period; Their youngest was born in August&comma; months after Henry died&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div style&equals;"padding-bottom&colon;15px&semi;" class&equals;"wordads-tag" data-slot-type&equals;"belowpost">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div id&equals;"atatags-dynamic-belowpost-68e331996758d">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<script type&equals;"text&sol;javascript">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;window&period;getAdSnippetCallback &equals; function &lpar;&rpar; &lbrace;&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;if &lpar; false &equals;&equals;&equals; &lpar; window&period;isWatlV1 &quest;&quest; false &rpar; &rpar; &lbrace;&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&sol;&sol; Use Aditude scripts&period;&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;window&period;tudeMappings &equals; window&period;tudeMappings &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&semi;&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;window&period;tudeMappings&period;push&lpar; &lbrace;&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;divId&colon; 'atatags-dynamic-belowpost-68e331996758d'&comma;&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;format&colon; 'belowpost'&comma;&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&rcub; &rpar;&semi;&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&rcub;&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&rcub;&NewLine;&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;if &lpar; document&period;readyState &equals;&equals;&equals; 'loading' &rpar; &lbrace;&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;document&period;addEventListener&lpar; 'DOMContentLoaded'&comma; window&period;getAdSnippetCallback &rpar;&semi;&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&rcub; else &lbrace;&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;window&period;getAdSnippetCallback&lpar;&rpar;&semi;&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&rcub;&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;script>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>


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