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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If he's not drinking again, OP, then he could have a pretty decent life. My dad sobered up after being in a coma (bleeding from his skin, etc., as others have described). Once he was sober though we had 5 nice years together and he was pretty healthy. Sadly, he started drinking again and six months later he was dead from multiple organ failure. We weren't in contact then (part of the rules of our relationship was that I refused contact when he was drunk) so I didn't see the slide. But, at the end he was in a coma, his liver and kidneys had stopped working, and he was having heart attacks every ten minutes or so. I had to give the order to DNR. Horrible thing for a daughter to have to do.[/quote]

For you and the other PPs, I have the utmost sympathy. I can't even begin to comprehend what this is like.[/quote]

OP here. Yes, I too am so sorry you went through this.  I hope you have found some peace.

I suppose it's very well true that the BF could recover and go on to live out his life in relative health. I believe maybe a year ago he was told that he wouldn't have much longer and he's hung in there this long.  He's actually in the hospital as I type b/c he had an issue with his gallbladder. I guess normally they would remove the organ, but they don't want to do surgery on him.

As much as it was painful to read everyone's posts, I do thank you for writing them.  I didn't know people could bleed from their pores.

The BF's children have pretty much abandoned him (his two sons are also addicts and his daughter wants nothing to do with him) and my MIL has done a lot for him.  She's got a care-giving personality and cared for my FIL (who died before I married DH) for years while he suffered and eventually died from brain cancer.[/quote]

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