Serenidad

My friend just flew down to Florida to say goodbye to her young brother. He only has 2-3 days to live.

He's an alcoholic who had one too many parties. One too many drinks for too many years. :-( 11 months ago he found out he had severe cirrhosis of the liver. No warning. Just woke up and bam...liver shot. He was healthy otherwise.

Anyway, the doctors said he could be a candidate for a liver transplant if he stayed sober for 12 months. He has been sober for 11 months but it's too late, his body isn't going to last another 30 days...only 2-3.

Please pray for Steve and his family. :-(

I guess our livers can only take so much. They say "livers rejuvenate and heal quickly" but I've seen so many people die of liver failure at extremely young ages. (From ages 21-40)

Nofearnobeer

Ooooff...Prayers sent to Steve and his family..Praying and hoping for a miracle...

Calitano

Very sorry to hear that.
Shocking and so sad. We all think it won't happen to us… until it does.

Happened 'out of the blue' to an acquaintance of mine too, mid 30-s. she left 3 children. There's apparently a lot of variability into how much punishment people's livers can take, and you just might never know until it's too late.

Nofearnobeer

Calitano , that's one of the parts that skeer the sheet outa me right there...One Man's story here "covrecover" is a thought that won't go away....You can google search that user name or search it here...Didn't appear to go well..

Again praying for miracles for this family..

FreeOwl

Same thing happened to a good friend of mine several years ago. He died a few weeks ahead of getting on the transplant list. He was 38.

happyandfree

So sad...and we never know when it will happen. Drinking is like playing with fire.

Serenidad

So sad. It's like playing Russian roulette with our lives yet so many of us keep playing. :-(

SoberLeigh

So very sad, Serenidad.

Prayers for Steve and his family.

Our livers are truly remarkable organs, capable of incredible rejuvenation - until they aren't.

ccam1973

Sorry to hear that Serenidad.

Prayers to Steve and his family as well.

Calitano

I did - shocking and tragic and needless. And a timely reminder of why I'm here - so thank you.
He was right too - just don't let it get that far!!!
I knew that was where I was headed and it's why I stopped. All ok with me, and I am so so grateful for my ridiculously good health. Honestly, the thought of zapping my liver is what really prompted me to put down the bottle.

Serenidad

I was in a meeting today at noon and just heard of a another girl who's liver shut down. I noticed she was yellow a few weeks ago. She's only 24. Holy ****! So sad!!!

Chilledice

Oh no

So sad how SUDDEN it can come on!

matilda123

So sorry to hear this, Serenidad. Prayers going out to Steve and his family.

My brother lost a good friend this way--he was only in his early 40s and was such a sweet man.

site1Q84

I know someone as well that passed a few years ago, only 40, from the same thing.

Prayers for Steve.

Cauliflower

This has been haunting me all day. We all need to embrace our sobriety and live each day to the fullest. I know someone who recently passed from drinking to excess, it's sad. It also makes me think about a friend of my husbands who was hospitalized last year from an alcoholic induced coma. He's still alive and as far as I know, he is still drinking. It's a killer.

This thread has also made me think about smoking. That is a killer too, I think I will give it up after this weekend (I still have a whole pack, I know, excuses excuses! )

Serenidad

Yes it's definitely a killer so why do so many people still drink it anyway?

Cunning, baffling & powerful!

Thanks for the prayers for my friend.

ArtFriend

I father died at age 45 from alcohol abuse, and my brother is on death's door at 61. Sickening