What can you do to help someone with severe...

[Jase D]

...alcoholism, and they are dying from it? especially if they don't want help

[Derek B]

Well you can hope that they realize that their liver is going out and check them into the hospital for detox. My aunt died of liver cirrhosis after drinking a bottle of vodka everyday and in the end, she was just too stubborn and addicted to change. Best of luck! As you probably know, people have to want to change and cannot be forced, even when their life is on the line.

[anlg1986]

I lost my dad to alcoholism last year. It was a very painful death not only for him but me and my sisters. The saddest part about it is there wasn't much we could do to help him. He went in to a detox center voluntarily and left a week later- he didn't identify with the other alcoholics there so therefore he wasn't one. Within a year, he went dramatically downhill. One day he was just standing there and passed out cold to the ground. We thought he was dead. We called the ambulance and unfortunately by the time they arrived, he had been revived by our stupid neighbor and was conscience (otherwise we could have gotten a detention order on him to go to a month long rehabilitation program). When he continued to drink and started showing extreme signs of cirrhosis of the liver(yellowing, protruding and bloated abdomen, complete loss of appetitie), we were finally able to get an order on him to go to the hospital. Even in this dying state, they were about to release him if he didn't make a suicidal comment (which, he actually did). Unfortunately, an MRI revealed that his liver was just too far gone and we were revealed that he had a few days to a month. He died a few hours later.I hate to tell you the sad ending to my personal story, but it is a very difficult situation when dealing with helping a person dying of alcoholism. The fact that you can't even get an order to get them into the hospital until they are practically on their death bed is sickening. The only thing I can suggest is watch for this person and if they pass out or make suicidal threats, do not hestitate to try to get an order on them to get into hospital and rehab program. Otherwise, continue to recognize that alcoholism is a disease and do not hold grudges against this person. You would not be mad at a cancer patient, after all :(I wish the best for you and this person..

[John D Lee]

It doesn't sound all that hopeful, but have you tried an intervention?The research shows that people don't need to admit to a need for treatment, or even desire of it before going for it still to work some of the time.If you haven't tried a family intervention, this may be a good place to start.Good luck, I know how hard this can be on everyone involved.

hubpages.com (http://hubpages.com/hub/How_to_plan_a_family_intervention_for_drug_or_alco hol_abuse)