The Beginning

K. Mortality and Life There is no denying the psychological effect on a person when they are diagnosed with a terminal disease such as cirrhosis. But what is it? I don’t know but as one who has been given such a diagnosis and is living through the reality of my situation, I may as well…

L. Finances – Or the Lack of Them Financially, my disease was a catastrophe. But we got through it. Prior to me getting ill I had been out of work for some time. The rotting smell of decay had already filtered into the US economy and the downturn that I had noticed for the previous…

M. A Letter to the World (A Letter to A Friend Gone By – ?) Dear Everyone, Well I guess you took the easy way out and didn’t respond to my last email, which is pretty much what I expected. I gave you the ‘do not feel you have to respond’ bit on the end…

N. Preparing to Die How about this for a cheery subject? Preparing to die….As a subject it is not something we normally dwell on. Sure, we know that at some point it is going to happen, but mainly it happens to other people doesn’t it? We maintain our youthful invincibility as far as we can.…

O. Transplant Evaluation During May 2009 I asked my GI for a referral for a transplant evaluation. At the time I knew my MELD score was below that required to get on the transplant list but I thought it was worth trying to get a step ahead and get evaluated so at least I was…

Q. My Lifesaver Alcoholic Cirrhosis as a Syndrome. This article, this paper, this collection of words written by ‘someone’ I knew not, saved my life. I have absolutely no doubt in my mind that had I not found this incredible piece of work I would have died. To my certain knowledge it has not only…

When I found a paper on the Internet, Alcoholic Cirrhosis as a Syndrome it was that magic wand I had been looking for. I read it, digested it and applied the knowledge I gained from it. Had I not done so I have no doubt I would have been dead within months. Since then many,…