Originally Posted by
Free2bme888 
Last week I took 7 liters of fluid off a middle aged female. This was ascites off her abdomen from drinking. Jaundiced. Wheelchair bound, too weak to walk.
Her adopted less than 10 year-old was bringing her food for about a month as she lay on the floor in her excrement but still drank.
Sad. Sad for everyone.
Free
Wow....there, but for the grace as the saying goes. This story sent chills down my spine. The bad kind.
I have to ask: is anyone doing anything for the child? As a healthcare professional, are you obligated to, or forbidden from, contacting a child welfare agency?
Good luck to you this time around, Fallow. I'm sure it's challenging to go through painful life changes and loss, but there will always be excuses to drink. There are better excuses not to drink. Hope you give yourself permission to care for yourself enough to stop.