Thanks guys. I really hope I can get through to him this weekend! I will let everyone know how it goes. Praying that he just simply listens....
Thanks everyone for taking the time to respond. I forgot to add that my husband told my dad that if he needs a new liver, we will all help him in any way we can. My dad's response was, "let some...
I haven't posted in awhile as my dad seemed to be doing okay under his circumstances, but it seems things have taken a turn for the worse. My dad has end stage alcoholic cirrhosis and basically is...
Thank you so much! Yes I have seen anorexic people and my dad looks very similar, he actually looks like those poor African kids that are starving or have AIDS. I was talking to my mom today, telling...
Thanks, yeah his muscle wasting started a couple of years ago and he just looks like a skeleton now when he takes his shirt off. It's horrible to watch and I don't think he knows exactly how nasty...
Thank you. I'm sorry, I was writing quickly yesterday, but my dad has been diagnosed with cirrhosis. He does not want treatment, does not want a new liver, basically doesn't want to try. He only...
I don't remember if I mentioned this in an earlier post, but I will just mention it again. My dad was a VERY heavy drinker, but now only drinks a couple of glasses of wine a day (too much for him,...
Thanks, yeah it really is a bad situation and you're completely powerless. He is drinking, but nothing hard, so I guess he thinks that is okay; of course it's not. He also takes pain medication for...
Thank you for being honest and not sugarcoating anything. This is the worst disease, it tears you apart when they're doing it to themselves and it tears you apart after when you have to watch what...
I posted an update two weeks ago about my dad who has end stage cirrhosis. I live in L.A. and my parents live up north, so we went to their house for Thanksgiving. My dad has lost even more weight,...
Hi Mollette, so sorry to hear about your dad. My dad has end stage cirrhosis, and although he isn't confused, he is deteriorating quickly. He doesn't live with me, but he did stay with me and my...
I posted a few months ago about my dad who has ESLD. I see him about once a month so it is more obvious to me how he's changed. I saw him last week and I feel like he is just looking worse. His eyes...
Thank you so much for the replies! We are in Los Angeles and my dad is on social security disability. The sad thing is that I don't know if he wants to live. I have tried to go to his appointments...
Hi everyone, I'm new here so please forgive me for rambling on beforehand. Last year my dad started having some symptoms (ascites, fatigue, vomiting) and finally went to the VA. After some research,...