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Legit question: is he still with us?

Do you have to see your pcp and get a referral to see a gastroenterologist or can you just go and see or book an appointment to see one?

I guess I want to know how you quit drinking. Its not easy but ppl want to know. Ty @Fortress

Hi there, Following your journey/ well acquainted with alcoholism. and HE. You are very articulate and makes it easy to follow you. Thank you so much. I am praying for you.Fortress Farm.🙏🏼🙏🏼🦁🦁💞💞❤❤😋Although I am not in your country.

Nick hope you’re doing ok.. No updates…hopefully that’s because youre in transplant recovery 🙏🏼

Thanks Nick. Yep, drinking plenty of fresh coffee first thing in the morning. Best wishes to you & keep going ❤

Nick, where are you bro? I haven't received any notifications and I don't see any recent uploads. Maybe you just taking some time and these things. Blessings and wish you the best until next time Peace

This is a good video,letting people know the chronic and acute effects of abusing your body with years of alcohol abuse,i was once an alcoholic. Praying for you ❤🙏🙏

Prayers 🙏🙏 Is that a McPherson guitar. I have one of those Prayers 🙏 for your recovery 🙏

Prayers 🙏🤲

Can you say more about swollen legs and how to maintain of it not coming bk

I had family members suffer from this. i was also diagnosed with bi polar. i suffer from this thank you for making these videos

Nick. We’ve all had days. I pray you’re ok.

Eggs, meat, cruciferous vegetables with intermittent fasting will pay dividends for you.

Nick!!!!

Hopping you are well my friend?? Hang in there buddy. Still praying for you 🙏

Im sure you have looked into everything but have you looked into organic coffee enemas ? I know sounds crazy / gross but if you haven't maybe TH-cam / google some info. Said a prayer for you thanks 👍

Hey Nick, it’s Susan from Toronto Canada. It’s been quite a few days now & your Livestream video is still up. Listen Nick, relapse is a part of recovery so please don’t e hard on yourself about what happened ok? Nobody here will judge you, believe that. I want you to know that we are all here to support you & please don’t hesitate to reach out for help. I miss you & your videos ♥️ I’m not sure what the outcome was with your appointment regarding your Disability application but I’m praying that it went your way. Please let us know that you’re doing ok Nick, as your friend I’m worried about you & your health. Sending you positive energy & prayers of healing. You’re in my daily prayers Nick 🙏🏼 Susan ♥️🇨🇦 2:01

Hi Susan. The only e-mail I got was the one asking if I got your email. How's everything going? Mark

Anyone able to check in on him? The fact this video is still up is disconcerting.

Praying

Praying with you brother!!

Just remember Nick, you've been through a lot and NOW is not the time to give up. Most of us that watch your progress have been through tough times also. I did 2 1/2 years ago. And i had a miraculous recovery. Nick, remember "when the going gets tough, the tough get going".

I DON’T WANT YOU TO DIE NICK! NOT TODAY BUT A VERY LONG TIME FROM NOW! 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 I AM PRAYING FOR YOU NICK, I AM ON MY HANDS & KNEES CRYING TO GOD & JESUS CHRIST TO BE WITH YOU IN YOUR TIME OF NEED ♥️🙏🏼♥️🙏🏼♥️🙏🏼♥️🙏🏼♥️🙏🏼🇨🇦 3:23

Nick, please reach out for help buddy, you don’t have to struggle alone with this disease! Please 🙏🏼♥️🫶🏻😭😭😭🇨🇦🙏🏼♥️🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼 24:06

In the name of Jesus Christ please watch over my dear friend Nick. Carry him through his darkest days & comfort him in his time of need 🙏🏼 Wrap your loving arms around Nick & protect him from harm. I pray to our Lord & Saviour to please do not let anything bad happen to him! 🙏🏼♥️ Nick please, nobody is perfect & using is a part of recovery! You can do this Nick I believe in you & I have faith in Jesus Christ 🙏🏼♥️🇨🇦 We all love & care for your health & sobriety! We are all here to support you! Please Nick are you okay? 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼♥️🇨🇦 20:21

Oh no! Nick! Are you okay my friend? What is happening? Where is Kerri? Nick I’m gonna pray for you 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼♥️♥️♥️🫶🏻🫶🏻🫶🏻🇨🇦😭😭😭 I hope you’re okay? I’m so confused right now? Nick!!!!!! 😭😭😭😭😭😭 3:23

Oh no! Nick! Are you okay my friend? What is happening? Where is Kerri? Nick I’m gonna pray for you 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼♥️♥️♥️🫶🏻🫶🏻🫶🏻🇨🇦😭😭😭 I hope you’re okay? I’m so confused right now? Nick!!!!!! 😭😭😭😭😭😭 3:23

Fortress if you ever see this don't hang your head for too long. We all slip and fall as humans. This night was just a setback, but you can come back 10 fold and crush this obstacle that life has put before you. You like many of us have a disease. If you were perfect and didn't make a mistake than you wouldn't be in this situation to begin with, but you are human. Just pick yourself up and start this minute to get back on track.

I have been diagnosed with cirrhosis, but the non-alcoholic type (NASH) I want to thank you for sharing your story and addressing issues that no Dr can/will tell us about. I am considering starting to do videos also as there doesn't seem to be any videos for the type of cirrhosis I have. Any pointers would be greatly appreciated.

Encephalopathy.

Not good for the liver or kidneys my friend. Praying for you brother 🙏

Hey Nick. I hope you’re doing well. Blessings!

14months sober lovin every minute of it

Hang in there 😊

Hey Nick! Susan Suarez here! I'm using my daughters account because my cellphone is down a the moment. Geez, where does the time go? I can't believe it's been just over a month since your last update so I just wanted to send you a quick message to let you know I'm thinking about you & really hope you're doing alright! You're in my daily prayers Nick, sending you positive energy & wishing that you have finally received some long awaited good news that you deserve! I haven't been feeling well lately either, the heat here in Toronto is unbearable! I've had 4 tests recently & getting the results on July 30th. I had a chest x-ray, EKG, mammogram & an echocardiogram on my heart since I've been having some unusual chest, neck, jaw & back pain recently. Overall I'm tired all the time, loss of appetite, trouble sleeping & just a general feeling of being unwell. Oh & I had Covid for the first time in June! I feel like I'm still recovering from it as I still have some lingering symptoms. I just found out a few days ago that my Liver Specialist is closing down her practice here in Toronto & heading out to California to start her new practice there & she will be continuing to do more research on Cirrhosis of the liver & liver cancer. I'm so bummed out about this as she was a fantastic Doctor to me, she would call me at home to check up on me, no other Doctor has ever done that for me. Have you experienced this Nick? Losing a Doctor that you really connect with? You know I'm in Canada so the medical treatment & process is totally different than in the USA. I was just assigned the various Doctors that I needed for my care, I had no say in who they assigned me. Am I correct in saying that you yourself get to pick & choose your Doctors? Our Healthcare system is free here in Toronto but trust me it has it's flaws in the system. Looking forward to hearing from you soon Nick & I'm really hoping that you will be able to share your amazing news with all of us here that love & care for you! I've said it a hundred times but I'll say it again, thank you, thank you & thank you for creating this channel that gives me a safe place to talk about my liver disease. Believe it or not, I still have people in my circle that don't fully comprehend my disease & will ask me, "when are you going to get better Susan?" My response is always the same, I'm NOT going to get better, I'm managing my disease until it comes to the point where I need a liver transplant. Some even think that you can reverse stage 4 cirrhosis of the liver, fibrosis & NASH. It's simply NOT true! If that were the case then we would have 0 people on the waiting list for a liver transplant! Am I right Nick? Or what I say to people to make them understand is: If you're diagnosed with cancer, you don't get better from cancer. You have treatment, hopefully go into remission, pray that it doesn't spread & manage your health daily. I was rejected to participate in an experimental study with a new medication called Rezdiffra otherwise known as Resmetirom. I'm curious to know if you've heard of this new drug & it's possible positive treatment for people with Cirrhosis of the liver. They said that I didn't qualify for the drug because my liver wasn't "bad enough" to try. So what now? I have to wait for my scarring to get worse? For my MELD score to decline further? For my liver to fail me even more before I can give it a try? Every 3 months of having ultrasounds & having the Doctor tell me, no liver cancer yet Susan but be ready because it's only going to get worse in the future. What am I waiting for? Waiting for the day when the Doctor says, Susan we found the cancer & now you will have to have micro-ablation to remove it? Why? I had become hopeful when Dr. Ma first told me about this drug & I shouldn't have gotten my hopes up like I did but I never thought for a minute I would be turned down? I mean I was willing to experiment with a drug in hopes that it might help me improve the quality of my life, is that so bad? My Disability application was also rejected & I'm told that they reject everyone the first time, even terminal patients with cancer. What world do we live in where the Government automatically rejects Disability applications? I've never been so disappointed in the Canadian Government as I am now, it's a sickening reality for so many people here. I can't even comprehend how you were rejected Nick considering you were given only 3 mths to live & sent home from the hospital to die? I thank God & Kerri everyday for caring for you & getting you back on your feet. You are nothing short of a miracle Nick! Boy were the Doctors wrong about you! You really showed them eh?! You inspire me Nick to keep going forward when there are days I feel like I can't go on like anymore, that hopeless feeling in the pit of your stomach that tells you, "your days are numbered" just accept your fate. I'm so grateful & thankful each day that you are still here with us Nick & fighting the good fight! It shouldn't have to be this hard, especially where a person is sick. Where has the compassion gone? Are we all just a number in the system? Something has to change! I know I went on a rant but this is the only place I have where I get to speak freely without judgement & I thank you Nick for this space. Sending you a big hug & prayers for your health. Say hi to Kerri for me & I hope she's doing well herself! Your friend always, Susan Suarez XXOO

You look good man

I have fatty liver. Trying to prevent cirrhosis

Hope you stop alcohol

Me and my husband were just told today he was moving on to Liver transplant evaluation Houston Methodist , Houston, Texas. They are outstanding!

My timeline is possibly 2 years, 8 months ago. Take me now... this disease is brutal. I will be stopping all medical intervention. I can no longer endure perinstis every 2 weeks, 7 medications a day. They are gross and not worth the effort. It takes me hours to get the nerve to take the next one. I am happy you have support, my family are a dumpster fire.

I’m ironically killing four hours until my next full blood panel while listening to this video. Getting a fresh snapshot ultrasound next week and first transplant interview next month. Two and a half years sober, last beer was the night before I was hospitalized. I have the complication of sarcoidosis which turned out to be the culprit behind chronic autoimmune hepatitis but drinking didn’t help obviously. Low fat low sugar high carb diet and tons of fruit has made a big difference. I love that you’re doing these regular videos to take a lot of the fear out of the experience for the newcomers to this journey. There’s some rough realities to face but a lot of positives that can come out of the process. Even if a transplant doesn’t go down I’ve learned to adjust my lifestyle and my activity to my stamina, energy levels and so on. Your closing note about being a positive in someone’s day is possibly the most important advice you gave. Mental and emotional well being is critical, even if it’s a couple of my favourite candy bars in a mug next to my bed for those 3 a.m. ‘what is the point of all of this’ experiences. I’ve explained to a few others that major lifestyle changes (diet, medication, addiction recovery) aren’t buying you a future or ‘extra years’. They’re paying owed rent and allowing you to stay a while longer so long as you stay in good graces with your landlord (your body) who has heard every excuse under the sun. Thanks again for your channel and all your work.

Love how you tie youre body giving up to working😅. Had nothing to do with it . I can work myself exhausted. My kidneys never failed. U had renal failure cuz you drank youre way to it. There was ZERO other contributing factors.

I like your insight.

Holy shit. I saw your old video ages back. You look so fucking healthy in comparison. Thats insane.

Nick. Sending big hugs and love 💕💚🌟

May i ask how old are you??

I'm really scared. Weakness but can't sleep, really itchy, can barely hold a conversation I'm always nervous and confused. So much pain and nausea my mental health is shot. I'm holding onto hope.

I have liver disease and the pain is terrifying. I'm glad you're still with us. I have 0 tolerance for pain especially prolonged. I'm back in AA and going through withdrawal from a relapse. You're right it's enough to make you nuts. I feel like I'm being stabbed and quite inflamed. I cry so much. I can't sleep on my side. I appreciate your content so much and glad you're still alive.

It’s been a while since I’ve seen one of your videos, but it’s good to see you looking healthy. And I really like what I heard from you and it makes sense.