Hi Sue, My name is Donna and my father passed away on Palm Sunday due to Cirrhosis. Your story was so similar to mine. I was lucky and only lived a few miles from my parents. There were many...
Thanks Rob and all. I will keep visiting and sharing my story and support to others. What I received from you all was invaluable. I hope that I can give hope and peace to others by sharing my...
Hi Zoe, my 73 year old father died this past Sunday due to Cirrhosis. He was put on Hospice in December because the doctors said they could do no more for him. They gave him 6 months and he lasted a...
I have been a member of this site since September and it has brought me much peace and a huge amount of information. After this I will log off but I want to give everyone my thanks and prayers and...
To add to Connie's post. My Dad is on Hospice and he is still getting the parencentisis when needed. The hospice arranges for it and he goes to the hospital (where he went before hospice) to have it...
Hi DDLee, I know you are completely overwhelmed and it feels like there is no end in sight. Or at least that the end in sight is your mother's passing and that hurts. My Dad has ESLD and as the...
Hello Pacifico40, I know this is so hard for you and your family and I pray that you all can find strength within one another. My father has been on Hospice since late December for Cirrhosis of the...
Dad was put on Hospice in December. they come 3 times a week to bath my Dad. Nurse comes once a week and they have put things around the house to help Dad get around (bathroom etc). I do remind my...
Hello all, I am just checking in with everyone. I feel like I am on a roller coaster with my father on hospice for cirrhosis. Thankfully he and my mother live close so I can check in on them daily...
Hi there. I recently had blood work done because I was having stomach pains. My scores were very similar. I had an ultrasound and it turned out to be gallstones. My liver was normal as were my other...
Welcome Ailsa, This is a good place to get support, good advice, prayers and sometimes a good laugh. I am sorry to hear about your illnesses. I bet it is overwhelming to say the least. I have been...
Thank you Worried Girl, I am the duaghter of an alcoholic and am having to watch my father (whom I absolutely adore) waste away and who will die very soon. I appreciate your sharing your Mom's story...
Thank you Worriedgirl. I do try to remind myself that. I get so caught up in "if only I could" I hope you are doing good. Thank you for reaching out to me. Donna...
Thank you Connie, I will look into the getting these books....
Thank you worried girl. I hope you are doing well, I was so sorry to hear about your Mom. I went to my parents for dinner last night. When I walked in my Dad was laying on the floor in front of the...
Redhen, I am sorry to hear about your husband. 54 is too young to have to suffer from this disease. I understand about the big girl pants. Somedays you just want to huddle under the covers and hide....
Thank you both for the replies. I have also been obsessive by googling every symptom trying to learn and anticipate. I know I am supposed to "let go and let god" but I am really stuggling with that....
I feel the need to talk about my Dad. I have posted before but to summarize, my Dad has alcohol Cirrhosis at age 73. Not a candidate for transplant. Hospice was called in right before Christmas. He...
Thank you all. I shared your replies with my mother. Even though my Dad was there when the Dr suggested Hospice I don't think it sunk in and he was confused the day they showed up at the house for...
Hello Cin Cin, I dont post often but I do read as much as I can. My father is 73 and has alchoholic Cirrohsis. He quite drinking for almost a year after he was diagnosed and had to be hospitilized...
My Dad just found out that he cannot continue to see his Liver specialist since he is now on Hospice. He feels that he has been abandoned by the Drs. This was the same Dr that recommended him for...
For anyone who is afraid of the term "Hospice" I was once like that too. The Dr's recently told my Mom that there is nothing else they can do for my Dad. He is 73 and has Cirrhosis of the Liver and...
My Dad has ESLD and still continues to drink as well, and my mother refuses to stop drinking to get it out of the house and to help him stop. I think being the children of alchohalics we think that...
Hi worried girl, I am in a similar situation with my Dad. He has cirrhosis and after a bad episode that put him in the hospital and physical rehab he quit drinking for about 7 months but then he...
Hi there. My Dad was diagnosed with Cirrhosis a year ago May. He was hospitalized for about 2 weeks with bleeding varices and was completely out of it. He then spent 2 weeks in a physical rehab to...
Thanks Connie. Your ability to change your life around is admirable. I know it couldn't have been easy. The one good thing about this process is that me and my brothers and sisters are taking a...
Pink Grandma - if it is not too personal (or painful). What was your husband's symptoms in the last 6 months? The wild card with my Dad is that he is still drinking and I don't know whether that has...
Hi Pink Grandma and thanks for your kind words. I have read many of your posts. It seems that one of the most often asked questions is "how long" does someone with ESLD have?. I find my self getting...
Thank you Connie. I will go back and read your posts. The last think I would ever want to do is disrespect my parents or to make my Dad feel bad about the addiction to alcohol. I just want to help. I...
Thank you Rick and Connie for your replies. I feel like I am an expert on this disease already since I started to do research when my Dad was first diagnosed 1 1/2 years ago. I get frustrated because...
I am new to this forum but have read many back posts trying to find information and peace. My Dad is 73 and was diagnosed with Cirrohsis last May (He has been a heavy scotch drinker as long as I can...