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.
In the article from Telegraph.uk,I just loved the bit where his mother said an exception should be made for him because he was young and ignorant of the dangers of alcohol.Sure,mumsy.He must have been real ignorant not to know something was a tad amiss whilst he was puking his guts up in the gutter,or being unable to stand upright.What fairyland do these mothers inhabit??
That’s absolutely ridiculous that a 22 year old would die from alcohol poisoning..cirrhosis, whatever…and then the family, the mother! My goodness…poor kid.
That is very surprising he could drink that much alocohol at such a young age. Sad that he inflicted this pain on himself and clearly he had some self-control because he demonstrated it by quitting the cigarettes. Wonder why he couldn’t/didn’t do the same with the alcohol.
You really have to wonder … why do the doctors have the right to deny him a transplant because they think he won’t stay sober? Are they experts in sobriety or medicine? Not that I have sorry feelings for this guy.