The doctor could not do much for us. My mom lies lies lies about anything and everything. Her weight (she said: oh, 115; actual weight: 88 pounds...20 of which was fluid in her stomach). How much do you drink? (she said: oh, not much; actual answer: all day every day). How do you feel? (she said: fine; what anyone else would have said: HELP ME!).
My mom refused to stop drinking and there was nothing we could do. The doctor said involuntary treatment wasn't an option because even though my mom is bipolar and had stopped taking her medications, she was "of sound mind". She is allowed to kill herself like this if she chooses in the great state of New York.
She told us my mom had alcoholic liver disease (click here to read about it) and that she will die from it. It will be a slow and painful death.
To give an idea what she of what she looks like:
1. She has ascites:
2. And she has cachexia from not eating/being unable to digest food:
I couldn't believe the doctor let us walk out of there for my mom to die, but she did. And so we went.
