['I was really happy to hear about this guy that I used to know that was an alcoholic.', 'Was it good news?', 'Yeah, turns out that he is sober.']
That's has to be a relief. Hopefully he won't fall off the wagon. With alcoholism it's one day at a time.
I knew someone that had a huge issue with alcohol. I didn't hear from him in a while and it turned out that he is sober!