I just saw this story of British man, Gary Reinbach, who died aged 22 of liver failure, caused by severe cirrhosis of the liver.  Gee, I thought, that would have taken some serious drinking to get to the point of killing him at such a young age.

Reinbach began binge drinking when he was just 13.  He began by drinking bottles of cheap cider with his mates while skipping school.  When he left school aged 17 he began drinking up to eight cans of beer plus a bottle of vodka or half a bottle of whisky and cans of cider. (One has to wonder how he paid for all this – let me hazard a guess, social welfare.) 

He was admitted to a London hospital in May but died after doctors refused to give him a liver transplant amid fears he would not stay sober for six months after the operation.  His mother Madeline Reinbach said her son had been in great pain and scared before his life support machine was turned off on Sunday.

You won’t be surprised also to find out he was a smoker – that was something he had given up earlier on doctors’ advice, as it was contributing to his health problems.

Sad story, but wholly brought upon himself.