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[quote=Anonymous]My brother is an alcoholic and was hospitalized at the same age because of his liver. I don't know what technically qualifies as "liver failure", but he was jaundiced, emaciated except for the fluid he was retaining, hallucinating, and slipping in and out of consciousness. I came from out of state because my SIL said he might die. We were asking about liver transplants and the doctors were all vague, I think because they thought he would die.

Somehow, he made it out of the hospital alive. At that time he was told he had significant cirrhosis, and would need a transplant, but he'd have to not drink for 6 months to be eligible. As much as he wanted to drink, it turned out that he wanted to live more. He never drank again and followed all of their advice about diet and exercise and slowly regained his strength.

A while later, he was told that his liver had healed enough that he didn't need a transplant. His doctor told him that he'd never thought he'd make it out of the hospital, then he never thought he'd make it until transplant. In his wildest predictions he never thought my brother would just recover.

This was all over a decade ago and he still doesn't drink. Unfortunately, he now overeats and is unbelievably obese. We are in our 50s and it's hard for me to believe he will make it to 60.

I don't know how my brother's condition compares to your friend's but he made it. If she is able to leave the hospital she will have to not drink. And there may be also just an element of luck/grace, depending on what your beliefs are.[/quote]

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