Quit Drinking Or Die: How Mike Survived End-Stage Alcoholism

Mike Faria was 36 when he looked in the mirror and saw highlighter yellow eyes staring back. His liver was shutting down. His stomach was the size of a beach ball. His mother had started planning his funeral.

For five months he'd been drinking a litre of vodka a day. Working in construction. Raising two sons. Telling himself he was weaning off.

A paramedic asked Mike who the president was. He answered wrong. They took him to hospital against his will, where he spent three weeks in an induced coma with a 92 percent chance of dying.

He woke up feeling reborn. Doctors couldn't believe his liver had started to recover. Today Mike is sober, raising his sons, and sharing what he went through so other people don't have to learn what end-stage drinking really looks like.

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https://alcoholchange.org.uk/

https://www.drinkaware.co.uk/advice/alcohol-support-services

https://nacoa.org.uk/

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