Will Was Told He Had Weeks To Live Due To Liver Failure | Alcohol Addiction Story

What happens when you know alcohol is killing you—but you still can’t stop drinking? Will Gordon’s alcohol addiction progressed to the point where his body began shutting down. After being diagnosed with alcoholic hepatitis and warned that he needed to stop drinking, Will managed to stay sober for 125 days. Then he relapsed. His drinking quickly escalated again. Eventually, Will was drinking nearly two liters of vodka every couple of days, hiding alcohol around his home, and experiencing serious symptoms of alcohol-related liver disease. Chapters: 0:00 Intro - Will Gordon's Alcohol Addiction & Double Organ Transplant Story 0:35 Welcome & Guest Introduction - Teacher Turned Sobriety Advocate 2:15 Growing Up With Alcohol - Family Drinking Culture in Boston 5:30 College Party Life at UNH - Fake IDs & Binge Drinking Culture 9:00 Losing Friends to Addiction - When Your Best Friends Cut You Off 14:00 Meeting His Wife - Hiding Alcoholism in a New Relationship 17:30 COVID & Rock Bottom - Physical Dependency & Liver Damage 23:00 The Simpsons Moment - When a Student Exposed His Alcoholism 26:00 End-Stage Liver Failure - Four Months to Live & Hospice 37:00 Life After Double Transplant - Sobriety, Gratitude & Purpose At just 33 years old, Will reached end-stage liver failure and kidney failure. He required dialysis, hospice became involved, and his family was told he may have only weeks left to live. Then one phone call changed everything. In this episode of The Sober New Yorker Podcast, Will shares his powerful story of alcohol addiction, relapse, liver failure, kidney failure, organ transplantation, recovery, and sobriety. He talks about receiving a liver transplant, surviving septic shock and emergency surgery, later receiving a kidney transplant, and learning how to rebuild his life without alcohol. Today, Will is more than three years sober and uses his experience to help others struggling with alcohol and addiction. His story is a reminder that you don’t have to wait for rock bottom to stop drinking and ask for help. Will on Instagram:   / thewillpowerpodcast