my best friend for 10 years ' the alcoholic ' died today from cirosis of the liver (47)

Jul 14, 2009 3:30 PM CST my best friend for 10 years ' the alcoholic ' died today from cirosis of the liver
gillyloves69
gillyloves69gillyloves69london, Greater London, England UK1,533 Threads 7 Polls 7,359 Posts
crying
Jul 15, 2009 1:47 AM CST my best friend for 10 years ' the alcoholic ' died today from cirosis of the liver
sasseez
sasseezsasseezlakes entrance, Victoria Australia1 Threads 3,150 Posts
so sorry gilly....all my thoughts sad flower hug
Jul 15, 2009 7:48 AM CST my best friend for 10 years ' the alcoholic ' died today from cirosis of the liver
gillyloves69
gillyloves69gillyloves69london, Greater London, England UK1,533 Threads 7 Polls 7,359 Posts
sasseez: so sorry gilly....all my thoughts


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thanks sasseez

hug kiss
Jul 15, 2009 11:07 AM CST my best friend for 10 years ' the alcoholic ' died today from cirosis of the liver
guiriman
guirimanguirimansouth of milan, Lombardy Italy53 Threads 6 Polls 2,128 Posts
I'm sorry to hear it too Gilly .. you've had a tough couple of months mate .. hope things get better soon ..
Jul 15, 2009 12:55 PM CST my best friend for 10 years ' the alcoholic ' died today from cirosis of the liver
Amaryllis
AmaryllisAmaryllisBrussels, Brussels (Bruxelles) Belgium5 Threads 421 Posts
You know, Gilly, I have to tell you this ..

If I were your best friend and I die .. and you start proclaiming to the world that I, your best friend, was an alcoholic and I died because of its effects, I would not appreciate it at all. I would come back and haunt you in your dreams, shake your bed, turn the lights on and off, open and bang the door, turn the TV on full blast .. until you scream..

And I would appear before you with a blanket over my head and tell you, "Gosh, Gilly, man, everybody knows what alcoholism is and what effect it has. It's not exactly very flattering what you are doing. You don't have to rub it in, mate.. I'm already 6 feet under the ground.."

Anyways, I am not your best friend and you are not my best friend, so that's already a good thing.

Your best friend must have been a very sad and troubled person who was unable to find a reason good enough to rid himself of his addiction. And that I feel sorry about ..
Jul 15, 2009 1:32 PM CST my best friend for 10 years ' the alcoholic ' died today from cirosis of the liver
wooffy
wooffywooffyClose to Antwerp, Antwerpen Belgium9 Threads 832 Posts
Amaryllis: You know, Gilly, I have to tell you this ..

If I were your best friend and I die .. and you start proclaiming to the world that I, your best friend, was an alcoholic and I died because of its effects, I would not appreciate it at all. I would come back and haunt you in your dreams, shake your bed, turn the lights on and off, open and bang the door, turn the TV on full blast .. until you scream..

And I would appear before you with a blanket over my head and tell you, "Gosh, Gilly, man, everybody knows what alcoholism is and what effect it has. It's not exactly very flattering what you are doing. You don't have to rub it in, mate.. I'm already 6 feet under the ground.."

Anyways, I am not your best friend and you are not my best friend, so that's already a good thing.

Your best friend must have been a very sad and troubled person who was unable to find a reason good enough to rid himself of his addiction. And that I feel sorry about ..

totally in agreement and I add this if you were such a good friend what did you do to try to help him to stop. And why didn't you post that here?
A good friend in my opinion would have posted "my friend died today and I failed to help him conquer his addiction"
Jul 15, 2009 3:34 PM CST my best friend for 10 years ' the alcoholic ' died today from cirosis of the liver
guiriman
guirimanguirimansouth of milan, Lombardy Italy53 Threads 6 Polls 2,128 Posts
geez ... the guy's mate's died .. nuff with the semantics .. doncha fink?? .. help
Jul 15, 2009 3:41 PM CST my best friend for 10 years ' the alcoholic ' died today from cirosis of the liver
mike69spain
mike69spainmike69spainAlmuñécar, Andalusia Spain34 Threads 6 Polls 4,110 Posts
Have no words to offer - grab a hug will ya... hug
Jul 15, 2009 3:50 PM CST my best friend for 10 years ' the alcoholic ' died today from cirosis of the liver
wooffy
wooffywooffyClose to Antwerp, Antwerpen Belgium9 Threads 832 Posts
guiriman: geez ... the guy's mate's died .. nuff with the semantics .. doncha fink?? ..

nope because he opened the door calling his dead best friend "the alcoholic" between quotation marks this has got to be the rudeist thread I have ever seen. He is the one that should be apologizing for starting this thread.
Besides a person that drinks themselves to death I have no pity for.
Sorry Guiri now you see my bad side. I am very opinionated when it comes to suicide fast or slow.
Jul 15, 2009 3:53 PM CST my best friend for 10 years ' the alcoholic ' died today from cirosis of the liver
jojo69
jojo69jojo69Birmingham, but from Liverpool, West Midlands, England UK15 Threads 1 Polls 1,565 Posts
Gilly, I am so sorry to hear this sad news. I know you have battled with him to help him, to help himself and all in vain (I have seen your posts)

RIP to your friend and may you find happiness soon.

hug Jojo
Jul 15, 2009 4:09 PM CST my best friend for 10 years ' the alcoholic ' died today from cirosis of the liver
mike69spain
mike69spainmike69spainAlmuñécar, Andalusia Spain34 Threads 6 Polls 4,110 Posts
wooffy: Besides a person that drinks themselves to death I have no pity for.


I can buy into that, while I still feel sad for Gilly.

Don't mix them two, we do not know their bonds but we know he cared. And he is at loss, a friend of ours and hence have our shoulder to cry on.
Jul 15, 2009 4:18 PM CST my best friend for 10 years ' the alcoholic ' died today from cirosis of the liver
cristina
cristinacristinaLisbon, North Holland Netherlands286 Threads 10 Polls 17,243 Posts
Amaryllis: You know, Gilly, I have to tell you this ..

If I were your best friend and I die .. and you start proclaiming to the world that I, your best friend, was an alcoholic and I died because of its effects, I would not appreciate it at all. I would come back and haunt you in your dreams, shake your bed, turn the lights on and off, open and bang the door, turn the TV on full blast .. until you scream..

And I would appear before you with a blanket over my head and tell you, "Gosh, Gilly, man, everybody knows what alcoholism is and what effect it has. It's not exactly very flattering what you are doing. You don't have to rub it in, mate.. I'm already 6 feet under the ground.."

Anyways, I am not your best friend and you are not my best friend, so that's already a good thing.

Your best friend must have been a very sad and troubled person who was unable to find a reason good enough to rid himself of his addiction. And that I feel sorry about ..


Totally in disagreement because it feels like we knew Gilly's acoholic friend because he'd mention him several times.
I'm sorry for your loss Gillysad flower
Jul 15, 2009 4:19 PM CST my best friend for 10 years ' the alcoholic ' died today from cirosis of the liver
smoky
smokysmokyUnterland, Zurich Switzerland266 Threads 6 Polls 9,412 Posts
wooffy: totally in agreement and I add this if you were such a good friend what did you do to try to help him to stop. And why didn't you post that here?
A good friend in my opinion would have posted "my friend died today and I failed to help him conquer his addiction"


Well, sorry, but I disagree with you. My brother was an alcoholic, and nothing and nobody could do anything about it, and he too drank himself to death, deliberately.

The only thing I could do, as his best friend and sister, was to be available to him, to drive his car when he was SO drunk he thought he was still capable, to prevent him killing anyone else, and to be his friend when he had no friends left capable of sitting up and listening to his woes and troubles.

The only person who could stop him from drinking was himself, and himself could not do it, until his feet turned black and he knew he was going to have them amputated, so he increased the alcohol until he caused himself a heart attack and died.

Sad, but true. An alcoholic is a pathetic being. But there is always a reason why they choose to obliterate their brains. I knew my brothers reason, which was beyond my help, and he chose his own path in life - that is the Freedom of Choice that we all have. But he was still a great brother, and I`m always sad that he chose to miss out on so much in this life.
Jul 15, 2009 4:22 PM CST my best friend for 10 years ' the alcoholic ' died today from cirosis of the liver
cristina
cristinacristinaLisbon, North Holland Netherlands286 Threads 10 Polls 17,243 Posts
wooffy: totally in agreement and I add this if you were such a good friend what did you do to try to help him to stop. And why didn't you post that here?
A good friend in my opinion would have posted "my friend died today and I failed to help him conquer his addiction"


He didn't fail to safe his friend from dying! Where did you get that from, guilty you? Now Gilly needs to feel a bit of resentment? Don't make me laugh here!
Jul 15, 2009 4:38 PM CST my best friend for 10 years ' the alcoholic ' died today from cirosis of the liver
jojo69
jojo69jojo69Birmingham, but from Liverpool, West Midlands, England UK15 Threads 1 Polls 1,565 Posts
Alcoholism is like a disease.

And if Gilly mentioning about his friend helps other people whom may be in same situation as his friend, to 'wake up'and seek help. Then fairplay to Gilly. cheering
Jul 15, 2009 4:43 PM CST my best friend for 10 years ' the alcoholic ' died today from cirosis of the liver
smoky
smokysmokyUnterland, Zurich Switzerland266 Threads 6 Polls 9,412 Posts
jojo69: Alcoholism is like a disease.

And if Gilly mentioning about his friend helps other people whom may be in same situation as his friend, to 'wake up'and seek help. Then fairplay to Gilly.
thumbs up bouquet
Jul 15, 2009 4:52 PM CST my best friend for 10 years ' the alcoholic ' died today from cirosis of the liver
mike69spain
mike69spainmike69spainAlmuñécar, Andalusia Spain34 Threads 6 Polls 4,110 Posts
We are slightly off topic, but as most of us sometimes in life (some of us early) have faced the big A problem, we have our own opinion about it clearly lined out and very different from each other.

I am almost as condemning as Wooffy towards the users who refuses treatment and support (my father was one) while I will never stop admiring those who tirelessly continues to offer it.

Sorry for stomping in this thread, Gilly sad flower
Jul 15, 2009 9:39 PM CST my best friend for 10 years ' the alcoholic ' died today from cirosis of the liver
Berlait
BerlaitBerlaitAlgés, Lisbon Portugal1 Threads 34 Posts
hug thumbs up
Know what alcoholism isdrinking...Been theredrinking drinking drinking drinking drinking drinking !...Sober for 3 years now yay ,and damn proud of itsnooty!head banger
I regret that your friend didn't wake up in time to beat the addiction upboxing .
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Life goes on...
Jul 15, 2009 9:42 PM CST my best friend for 10 years ' the alcoholic ' died today from cirosis of the liver
Berlait
BerlaitBerlaitAlgés, Lisbon Portugal1 Threads 34 Posts
jojo69: Alcoholism is like a disease.

And if Gilly mentioning about his friend helps other people whom may be in same situation as his friend, to 'wake up'and seek help. Then fairplay to Gilly.

Couldn't agree more...thumbs up thumbs up thumbs up thumbs up
Jul 15, 2009 10:50 PM CST my best friend for 10 years ' the alcoholic ' died today from cirosis of the liver
RayfromUSA
RayfromUSARayfromUSAvienne, Rhone-Alpes France86 Threads 29 Polls 6,611 Posts
Amaryllis: You know, Gilly, I have to tell you this ..

If I were your best friend and I die .. and you start proclaiming to the world that I, your best friend, was an alcoholic and I died because of its effects, I would not appreciate it at all.



I believe that Gilly, the best friend, would be best qualified to know what his friend would appreciate.

And if it were me dying from of the effects of alcohol, I would certainly want my death to serve as a warning to others so that they might learn to live for something, rather than die for nothing.
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