You should seriously think about what will happen if you keep drinking
You should seriously think about what will happen if you keep drinking
My good friend Dave is 54 years old though he could pass for 40. He recently had a heart attack. Prior to this he looked to be in great physical shape, was a community leader...an all around great guy. Loved to golf. A lifelong heavy drinker. His arteries had deteriorated to the point where he is inoperable. He is basically confined to home, weak, 5 years to live maximum.
My other friend Len is 48 years old. A good looking dude, washboard abs. He has dimentia as the result of daily alcohol abuse. Used to be a part owner in a car dealership, loved to fish.
My sponsor is in his mid fifties and despite being clean and sober for eight years, cannot get life insurance because his body is so damaged.
Think about what this means to their families - kids, grandkids.
Not scare tactics. Just facts. Alcoholism is deadly serious. We are not invincible. Our body may feel okay but can only take so much poison.
Sobriety is ALWAYS the best option for an alcoholic. Never mind p***ing around for the next 10-20 years trying to control drinking.
I want to live, to enjoy life, to play with my grandkids. I'm going to do what it takes to never have another drink ever again.
My other friend Len is 48 years old. A good looking dude, washboard abs. He has dimentia as the result of daily alcohol abuse. Used to be a part owner in a car dealership, loved to fish.
My sponsor is in his mid fifties and despite being clean and sober for eight years, cannot get life insurance because his body is so damaged.
Think about what this means to their families - kids, grandkids.
Not scare tactics. Just facts. Alcoholism is deadly serious. We are not invincible. Our body may feel okay but can only take so much poison.
Sobriety is ALWAYS the best option for an alcoholic. Never mind p***ing around for the next 10-20 years trying to control drinking.
I want to live, to enjoy life, to play with my grandkids. I'm going to do what it takes to never have another drink ever again.
Thanks for that post gravity.......it's sad to read about what alcohol can do to our bodies. I'm sure your friends were just like the rest of us, thinking "it could never happen to me." Quite an eye-opener.....
Forward we go...side by side-Rest In Peace
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Thanks Gav for the grim true facts.
Since I quit drinking...28 of my former "excessive drinker" friends
have died from various alcohol related causes.
Some died still drinking..for others...sobriety came too late....they too died.
Alcohol is a toxin...destroyes and kills.
Prayers going out for your friends and for all who love them
Since I quit drinking...28 of my former "excessive drinker" friends
have died from various alcohol related causes.
Some died still drinking..for others...sobriety came too late....they too died.
Alcohol is a toxin...destroyes and kills.
Prayers going out for your friends and for all who love them
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Join Date: Nov 2010
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I heard at a meeting about two people.
One a young man of 33, and his liver gave out and he died.
The other a woman "just wine" drinker...43...wet brain, lost all functions in body, can't talk, nothing.
Scary stuff for sure.
One a young man of 33, and his liver gave out and he died.
The other a woman "just wine" drinker...43...wet brain, lost all functions in body, can't talk, nothing.
Scary stuff for sure.
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Join Date: Oct 2008
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Thanks for the post. I am a 35 year old male, and I have no doubt that I have done some damage to my liver....with all the booze and pills I have taken (tons)....I realize I could (and maybe should) be a goner.
My benders have been really scary...the amount of alcohol and pills I can consume when not thinking right is outrageous. I need to get my liver checked.
Benders always get worse and start with 1 damn drink.
My benders have been really scary...the amount of alcohol and pills I can consume when not thinking right is outrageous. I need to get my liver checked.
Benders always get worse and start with 1 damn drink.
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Join Date: Jan 2011
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That's all well and good, but it doesn't really matter much imo. I've read and heard many many many horror stories, didn't even phase me. Until a person is ready to quit in his/her soul, they will materialize nothing. Consequences seem to be the only real answer i've been noticing.
Good post.
I've said many times that an alcoholic can fool alot of people, including themselves, sometimes for many years. But you can't fool your body, and it does keep score. Eventually, the physical abuse catches up you.
I've said many times that an alcoholic can fool alot of people, including themselves, sometimes for many years. But you can't fool your body, and it does keep score. Eventually, the physical abuse catches up you.
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