My 53 yr old baby brother passed away today

[Katnappn]

My 53 yr old baby brother passed away today at 5:15 pm after being diagnosed on June 2 with cirrhosis of the liver. His liver was nothing but scar tissue. In and out of the hospital these past weeks with very high ammonia levels, severe HE, severe ascites... you name it. He had spells of feeling pretty good, that would give us hope, but end up in the ER with terrible HE. He was a wonderful father, husband and grandfather. Yes he was an alcoholic, but there is a lot of history of alcoholism in our family. The Hepatologist treating him was condescending and very rude to his family. I guess his doctor thought that this person was a piece of sh_t alcoholic. He was a wonderful, kind, gentle person. His children loved this man more than I can express with words. They are devastated. And my sister in law, his wife of 35 years just wants to die and be with him, so we are afraid that she may be suicidal from losing her soulmate.

This is the nastiest disease ever, worse than cancer. Sorry, I just needed to vent, on top of the 2 Xanax I took. Sorry for such a long post. I am devastated and my heart hurts for any family that goes through this. Thank you for reading my post. -Pamela

[gammakat59]

Very sorry for your loss. I know first hand having lost both my husband and my best friend.

[10356]

Dear Pamela I'm so sorry for you loosing your Brother to this disease of alcoholism.. It is heart breaking to read of his family's pain.. This is 1 of the Greatest reasons that I found in quitting, My Family.. They no longer worry for me like your family had for their Dad. My heart breaks for his pain and suffering in this disease and all yours pain for loosing someone you all loved so much.. Condolences.. May the Creator Guide and Protect his loved ones.. lesa

[ibizan]

Deepest condolences to you and his wife upon the loss of this man.YES this is a nasty disease and a KILLER!I see it daily in my dayjob as a substance abuse counselor PLUS deciding 31 years ago that I wasn't going to be another statistic and allow my disease to kill me.Difficult work indeed...but i do believe whatever GOOD in this life is to be had doesn't come easy!Recovery is SO worth it!And no one can do it for another!

[pillguy]

Sounds like you had a wonderful brother with an awful disease.  I'm very sorry for the pain and hurt you feel.