My name is Dennis. I have used my “moniker” of dmanflan for years on multiple websites. I had to work on creating something I could remember, while still being somewhat anonymous. I am a father of 3, grandfather of 1 (so far), and husband for more than 39 years (1973) who will be eternally grateful to my family for sticking with me during my dark days! I received a new liver in July of 2008. I contributed to the destruction of my native liver with alcohol. By the time I got sober, I had flown thru Alcoholic Liver Disease and was well into full blown, decompensated end-stage liver disease (aka cirrhosis). I had been completely sober for almost 2 years before my transplant and hold on to my sobriety very strongly to this day. I had a long journey thru very deep depths of cirrhosis. I spent a lot of time in the hospital or rehab due to extended periods of hepatic encephalopathy (HE), sky rocketing blood glucose levels (Type II Diabetes), e Coli from some unknown source and a variety of other problems. Only after the depths of negative health incidents did I really get serious about getting an organ transplant. I'm here because I want to help people with Alcoholic Liver Disease. I have had a liver transplant but I will always remember what it was like to go through end-stage liver disease. I really enjoy spreading the word about liver disease, its treatments and trying to shatter myths. I have such a spark in me to try to return as much effort that I can to support many transplant related areas: 1) donor registration; 2) fellow recipients and people waiting for transplants; 3) donor families; 4) organizations that contribute to our community such as ALF and Donate Life. I love to give my opinion on these topics! I do volunteer work for all of these organizations. My advice: Always be brutally honest with yourself AND your medical team-it is the only way they can help!!! I won't sugar coat anything, especially the causes of my own disease. I try to follow the old Cub Scout motto: “do your best”, which applies to so many different parts of life, even for us oldie/moldies! In addition to this group, I am also a group leader in the cirrhosis and organ-transplants groups. Feel free to PM me anytime if there is something specific you want to know or discuss. I will try to offer love and support as well as laughter. I think that’s what’s so wonderful about this site. To quote a fellow traveler on this site: “We laugh, cry and rant and moan together. Sometimes all at once”! I think discovery is also very evident on MDJ! Dennis Dennis
I am NOT a doctor or lawyer! The information that I share is from my own experiences and is to be considered as hearsay advice only.
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