I'm so sorry you're going through all this jimbo, it just hurts so much.
I lost a family member this year to liver failure. She was in the hospital several times, but it always turned into the "flu" and she continued to drink once she got home. The varices due to liver damage is what finally took her.
Such a waste, and this horrid horrid "disease" continues to take its toll.
My prayers are with you and your Mom jimbo.