Thanks Connie I am really grateful for that. A Ziffle thankyou so much I am glad I have done it now. SOmetimes you wonder if you should share parts of your thoughts like that but seriously this has...
Thankyou all so much I didn't know whether or not it was a good idea to share or not but I am now glad I did, sometimes just sharing a bit of your pain helps to ease it slightly. Connie that would be...
Hi Everyone I hope this finds you all doing well. In my last post I put how I have been asked to write a piece on my final thoughts before Ben passed away to give to alcoholics to show what can...
Hi Everyone, Just thought i'd drop in and say Hi. I often pop in and read posts to see what you are all up but today thought I'd say Hi and say I am thinking of you all in your own battles with this...
Hi Everyone and thanyou for such beautiful and comforting words. It is really hard every mometnof every day but after reading your posts I got in touch with Hospice and they saw me immediately that...
Hi Everyone, I was just reading through everyone's posts and it is so hard to know what to say. Some days I just get so annoyed with people, I know they all mean well and I love them to death but...
Thankyou all so much for your beautifl messages, it is funny how you find so much strength and comfort from people you have never meet. You care for those you love because at the end of the day we...
Hi Everyone, Just thought I'd pop in and say hi. It has been such a busy last couple of weeks organising Ben's funeral and looking after the kids as well as grieving myself that I haven't had a...
Thankyou all so much for your beautiful posts of support. The last few days have been a blur but spent 3 hours today planning Bens funeral so it reflects his life and memories in a really lovely way....
Hi all, just wanted to let you all know that my darling husband Ben passed away 3.30am this morning aged 34yrs. All happened quiet suddenly and I feel completely hollow and lost. I kept him at home...
Thanks Connie and yes the doctors have said that. Its scary what it can do isn't it ...... I'm hoping from what he is seeing with his Dad he will never touch the stuff!...
Hi Crunchman 2 welcome to the forum. It's fantastic you have stopped drinknig, well done. That is a huge step especially after drinking heavily for the past 20 years or so! You will hopefully find...
Hi Connie not really drinking much water at all, finds it hard to swallow and says it makes him feel sick (worse than usual). No won't goto ER or doctor. Says he wants to just stay at home. Won't...
Sad Wife, reading your story made me cry my eyes out. I'm going through the same with Ben and your story sounds so similar. Ben to still drinks, mind you not much anymore and people say to me how can...
Hi again everyone, just thought I'd see if someone might be able to help me. Ben has been have severe pain in the right side of his abdomen for the last 3 days which has been gradually getting worse....
I'm so sorry to hear of your loss Steph. I am thinking of you and send you lots of hugs. Take Care Krista xxx...
Hi sbdancer, welcome to the forum. This is a great place to get heaps of knowledge as well as support. My husband is also an alcoholic and suffering with end stage liver disease. What Connie said is...
I'm so sorry to hear that Mike has to suffer again. Not one thing another, you poor things. What a stressful and confusing time for you both. Thinking of you and hope things soon start to settle down...
Thanks abysterical, I have called them again this afternoon and they are going to come out tomorrow. I have also contacted my sons school today and they are going to arrange support for him at school...
Thankyou all so much, I really appreciate your comforting words. I have contacted hospice today and they can assist with showering etc when I need it which is good to have on hand. They are running a...
Hi Everyone, How are you all coping? I haven't posted a thread for a while but have been 'popping in' to read others but finally have a chance to sit down and say Hi. Things aren't going well here at...
Hi there everyone Hope everyone is going OK. I feel bad for not posting for a while but I have been 'popping in' to catch up on posts when I can. Been up with my husband Ben all night, vomitting and...
Hi Mandy, I have just read your post and my heart goes out to you. What you are doing is an amazing. My husband has ESLD and he too continues to drink so I know what it is like to try and help...
Thanks for your help that makes sense. He feels like all his skin is bruised and can hardly move without the pain. Can no longer bend down to put on his socks because of the pain and has no stength...
Hi there, Sorry I haven't posted anything for a while but I hope everyone is going ok. I have been logging on and reading posts but now wondering if anyone might be able to give me some advice. My...
Hi Connie, I have been reading along with your journey and my god, what natasha said you are made of strong stuff! You really put things into prostective for me the way you are handling things, with...
Hi Kate Welcome to the forum. I am a carer for my husband who has end stage liver failure. I have found this forum to be my lifeline on so many occasions. The best thing is you can fee so alone,...
Thanks everyone and nice to hear from you Mary, I have been thinking about you alot, I hope you are doing OK. Thanks for the teabag plan of attack and I'd like to report it did subside the bleeding...
Thanks everyone. Connie I am trying the tea bag idea as soon as he wakes. who would think teabags!!! I have brought all these mouth washes and gels and if bloody tea bags stops this bleeding I don't...
Hi All, I haven't been losting for the last few weeks but finally have a spare 10 mins so I jumped on to catch up. I hope everyone is going OK? I think in my last post a few weeks ago I said my...
Mary, I am sitting hear and crying for you. To have such love for Bob shows how truely blessed you both were to have each other. Take care of yourself Mary and know that you are thought of everyday....
Carol, this is such beautiful news for you and your family. I hope this note finds things still improving even if it is to see him pink!!! All my love and thoughts are with you all. Look after...
Thankyou everyone, reading your messages is so lovely. Ben not well at all today. The shock of it all and he was so sick to start with I'm affraid he won't find the strength to get through this....
Hi everyone, hope this finds you all doing oK I haven't been posting for a little while things beenvery busy hear with my husband and then on Sunday morning we got a call from my husbands Dad that my...
Me too, even though I live in Aussie land, watching it on the news tonight was horrible, My thoughts and prayers are with you all. Hope all are OK Krista xx...
Hi there and welcome. I joined this forum at the start of the year and found it to be my life saver. Everyone here knows so much and so good to vent and find support from so I hope you feel the same....
Hi NC, My husband has ESLD and too often talks to people that are not longer with us. Often he sees them and tallks to them as well. It was only a month ago when I was trying to be our 14mth old...
Thanks everyone again for your input. I find it touching when people share their experiences, it makes you realise you are not alone and there are people who can understand your situation. Connie I...
Hi Lilli-kai, welcome to the forum. It was really good that you took at the first step and wrote a thread, sometimes it is the hardest thing to do, to reach out and ask for help but as I know it was...
It is typical of you Connie, in your darkest hour you are thinking of others in their situations above and beyond yours. You are such a caring person and having you there when I first sent my first...
Sandi thankyou for sharing your story and your courage. I have told him tonight that he has to fight, that what he is asking from us is to much, he said that he was sorry that he didn't mean to cause...
Thankyou everyone, I love having time out to touch base with you all on here. Mr E - see this is my problem, I am so tired of trying to save him when he won't save himself. He has never drank under...
Connie Thinking of you as you face this all over again. Stay strong and all the advice you give us, it is now your turn to listen to your own advice and take comfort knowing we are all thinking of...
Thanks Connie for explaining that to me, I think I am up to speed with things and then another symptom comes knocking. Thanks Rick also for sharding what you went through, you do remind me of Ben. He...
Thanks all he is so stuborn it makes me mad then I hat myself for wasting time being mad at him but unfortunately he just won't go. A brief history about my husband is his partner he had prior to me...
Hi Everyone Just a quick question, mys husband Ben is turning into a baby elephant from fluid retention. His tummy looks the same as mine when I was 6mth pregnant and his legs and feet look like...
All my love to you and your husband. It must be a very terrible time for you both. Thinking of you both. Try to take a break when you can and look after yourselves as no matter what lies ahead you...
Thanks everyone and I agree Mary I am going to go off the way he is feeling and the doctor said that unless bloods were taken everyday, he can change per hour so no one really knows what is happening...
Oh Natalie I'm thinkng of you, especially when she was slowly on the up. Know you and your husband have done everything possible for her and some things we just have no control over. Keep up your...
Thanks I might google them now and the site you mentioned and see what is said. Thanks again Krista...