My Mum's Brother Died on Thursday Night
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My Mum's Brother Died on Thursday Night
He was an alcoholic who developed cirrhosis. Apparently towards the end the fluid retention was so bad that he had to have it drained otherwise he couldn't walk. My uncle Albert was a great guy. He had a great career working in accounting just like I was. Then he decided to open a bar and no one really knows what went wrong. He appears to have drunk his own stock. Everyone thought he was going to do great things and thought he was the nicest guy. Kind, considerate, polite. Great to his wife. Just an all around nice guy.
It occurred to me that it must make my mother very afraid to see me. Just terribly frightened.
It occurred to me that it must make my mother very afraid to see me. Just terribly frightened.
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Sorry to hear about your loss L/B, it's a terrible way to die. I doubt that we'll every really understand what goes so wrong to drive otherwise good, caring amd smart people to such an end. My prayers are with you.
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I am so sorry for your loss and my heart goes out to all who loved him.
If it helps your resolve, I'll say that both my older brothers died far too young of alcoholic cirrhosis, and it was a hell-nightmare to watch it happen. They were my best friends in adult life really, and they both hid their symptoms until they were too far gone to be treatable. Then the bad things began happening.
A terrible way to lose life; don't you go there! Be safe and healthy and live your life with joy. Please.
If it helps your resolve, I'll say that both my older brothers died far too young of alcoholic cirrhosis, and it was a hell-nightmare to watch it happen. They were my best friends in adult life really, and they both hid their symptoms until they were too far gone to be treatable. Then the bad things began happening.
A terrible way to lose life; don't you go there! Be safe and healthy and live your life with joy. Please.
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I'm always surprised at how well people are able to hide their addictions until they are really bad. Its like just one more knife in the back from the disease. I'm going to try my best to kill you and I'm going to do my best to make it really really hard for anyone to help you.
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I'm always surprised at how well people are able to hide their addictions until they are really bad. Its like just one more knife in the back from the disease. I'm going to try my best to kill you and I'm going to do my best to make it really really hard for anyone to help you.
BTW does anyone think its weird that the addiction is referred to as a person.
BTW does anyone think its weird that the addiction is referred to as a person.
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Originally Posted by LifeBlows 
I'm always surprised at how well people are able to hide their addictions until they are really bad. Its like just one more knife in the back from the disease. I'm going to try my best to kill you and I'm going to do my best to make it really really hard for anyone to help you.
BTW does anyone think its weird that the addiction is referred to as a person.
BTW does anyone think its weird that the addiction is referred to as a person.
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Thanks everyone for your support. Its definitely made me think about what I'm doing. I think right now I've been drinking for about half the amount of time that my uncle drank. I don't want to get liver disease. Its an awful way to go.
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