"I was moving into a serious relapse of drinking and popping mind-altering pills," Lerner said.

A serious relapse forced him to stop definitively.

This prompts Lucky to be gentler about his anger, and to stop drinking before suffering a serious relapse.

After that, when they had the money saved up, Bett's sister had a serious relapse and nearly died; Bett couldn't leave home.

She says Pierre has suffered a serious relapse.

However, the strain of working took its toll on her and she suffered a serious relapse.

Her disppointment at not receiving a letter from Shar could be triggering a serious relapse.

Brooke has suffered from acute leukemia for three years and recently suffered her third and most serious relapse.

At this time he suffered a serious relapse of tuberculosis.

The tribute coincided with his recent divorce, a serious relapse into alcoholism and a significant loss of vocal abilities.