Confidential Drug Rehabilitation

Not too long ago, I quit drinking and started a recovery program for alcoholism. Earlier this week, I talked about this with my Mom for the first time. She immediately admitted that her and my dad are both alcoholics also, and have both known they were for most of their lives. This was a great conversation, however she later emailed me and told me that she does not want this information shared with anyone, including my fiance. So my question is: do I have a responsibility to keep this secret? It seems like very pertinent information about me as a person that both my parents are alcoholics, and it seems somehow unfair to me that I wouldn’t be able to explain that to people, especially when I have to explain that I am myself an alcoholic. On the other hand, no one else really has a “need to know” this information, and it was a private conversation between my Mom and I, so it seems like she does have a right to expect confidentiality. I’m really not sure what to do here, please help!

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I work as a tech in a physical rehab hospital. I have a patient that was a preacher and spent many years overseas doing ministry.
He and his wife are in need of furniture for when he returns “home”. They were living in a 5th wheel, and they are on a fixed income, now looking for a cheap handicapped apartment.
My ethics are questioned, as I want to contact my church and see if they can help supply a hospital bed and other nessecities for the apartment. Is this breaking patient confidentiality?

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