Hi, LovePeaceSushi.
Very sorry to hear about the diagnosis.
Agree that he doesn’t want to tell his mom because that could possibly shut down his secondary drinking den.
Maybe not, though. Who knows?
My brother has cirrhosis and, frankly, I am amazed every day that he is still above ground.
He was diagnosed with Wernicke Korsoff syndrome, brain damage from a lifetime of drinking, about eight years ago, and told that he would die if he continued to drink.
Well, he has continued, and he’s in very bad shape.
I guess all that I am saying is that dying from alcohol addiction is not pretty and can take an awful long time.
I think Al-Anon meetings could help you, but that is really up to you.
I assume you are planning for his future care?
My brother lives with my mother. If she predeceases him, we are planning a forced detox and entry to a sober house.
Unless his health has deteriorated to the point where he will need nursing home care, in which case, forced detox (no nursing home will take an active alcohol addict) then nursing home.