Originally Posted by
SarahB60 
My cousin passed away earlier this year from cirrhosis. I managed to say my goodbyes to him during his last hours at the hospital. Based on the weeks leading up to his death, it was slow and very painful way to spend his last days. Luckily, the hospice area at SF General was top notch. They treated him with dignity and respect.
Bottom line is, I want to avoid cirrhosis at all costs.
Yeah, that is pretty how it was with my father. He basically got to the point where he couldnt stand. Called ambulance, he was admitted into hospital, next thing I know he was on hospice and prob. died a couple weeks later.