Hi Everyone,
I found this site today seeking some helpful answers...my cousin's, (who is more like a brother to me) wife is in the ICU, in critical condition from alcoholism. She has cirrhosis, cannot breathe on her own, and her brain has atrophied to the size of an 80 or 90 year old woman, and is non responsive after having gone through sedation for DT's, she is only 44...yes, we all knew she had a drinking problem, but not to the extent that she was killing herself. My cousins sisters and I are all beside ourselves, why didn't we see this coming, how could it have spun so out of control, we are sad, scared, angry, and grief stricken. They have 2 teenage boys who are besides themselves.
I hope that no one has had to go through something this awful...but if anyone has or knows someone who has I would REALLY appreciate any advice or insight. Will her brain come back, at least somewhat, what about her liver. They said if she lasts 6 months for the transplant, a big IF, her brain is probably so far gone that she will need to be in a home. Thank you for any advice! God bless, Deb*G
help!
I found this site today seeking some helpful answers...my cousin's, (who is more like a brother to me) wife is in the ICU, in critical condition from alcoholism. She has cirrhosis, cannot breathe on her own, and her brain has atrophied to the size of an 80 or 90 year old woman, and is non responsive after having gone through sedation for DT's, she is only 44...yes, we all knew she had a drinking problem, but not to the extent that she was killing herself. My cousins sisters and I are all beside ourselves, why didn't we see this coming, how could it have spun so out of control, we are sad, scared, angry, and grief stricken. They have 2 teenage boys who are besides themselves.
I hope that no one has had to go through something this awful...but if anyone has or knows someone who has I would REALLY appreciate any advice or insight. Will her brain come back, at least somewhat, what about her liver. They said if she lasts 6 months for the transplant, a big IF, her brain is probably so far gone that she will need to be in a home. Thank you for any advice! God bless, Deb*G
help!
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