Everyday is a good day to be sober. Thirty nine years ago today, I decided to not drink just for one day. It was hard at the beginning but it does get easier. Stay strong, just for today. Life gets better.
Absolutely!!!! Congratulations on 39 years my friend!!! That is absolutely amazing!!!! You are so right, it gets easier with time! Thank you! God bless😊😊😊
Is your liver getting better? I know it takes a few years but there was a woman reported who kept getting ascites drained every few weeks then every few months then once or twice a year. She was on the transplant list, she quit drinking completely and while waiting 4 years for a liver, her own liver healed . they have the biopsies to show it.
Yes, 10k!!!! Wow!!!!! Great work!!!! Couldn't have happened to a more deserving RU-vidr!!!! You're great, LD!!! A reward for your HUGE commitment to helping people get sober!!!!! Just the beginning!!!! ❤😊❤
Thank you Kathryn! This is really unbelievable! I'm still trying to process it!!! July 4th, 7k, August 10th 10k!!!! I am so happy!!! Thank you for helping me get here!!!! God bless😊😊❤❤❤❤
My kids are grown now ,but I really miss those days at the lake. There's a million of em within 100 miles of here. We rented cottages on different lakes with my brother and his kids. Man that was living, but I did over drink and usually ended up hurting myself,haha. Now when I'm in the wilderness I appreciate it so much more
Hey Paul! That's awesome that you have so many lakes around you! I hope you get a chance to visit them soon!!! I never go, and they are all around me too!!!! I'll definitely be visiting more now! God bless😊😊😊
Man, I don't even drink, but I watch these videos for two reasons. 1 is so I don't let myself fall into anything I could lose control of. And 2 because it's easy to lose sight of how beautiful life is, and seeing you experience the beauty of life anew makes me examine my own life in a different way. Thank you for what you do.
Thank you!!! That is so nice of you to say! There was a time in my life that I didn't even care about living anymore..... removing the handcuffs let me see the beauty in everything!!! God bless😊😊❤
@@liverdisease-qb6rk you are helping a lot of people with your story. I'm glad YT recommend your video and I am glad I clicked it. I am dealing with a kratom addiction which snuck up on me over the course of 10 years. I started using it everyday during the lockdowns and all of a sudden I realized I have problems when I try to quit. Kratom is thought to be liver toxic so your story has really hit home for me.
10k!!! Congratulations!! Onward to 100k....then a mil!! I realized what I wanted to tell you about your inspirational journey: you really show us how people can be true FIGHTERS when life is on the line. Really and truly, if you can come back from the brink, anyone can. Thank you 🙏 ❤
Thank you!!!! A million would be so awesome! I really appreciate yoh saying that my friend!!! We can all come back from the darkness. We just have to hang in and keep trying! God bless😊😊😊❤
Beautiful spot LD. So kool you can enjoy it sober. Now make some new memories; fishing, campfire stories, smores w the kids, moonlight walk or skinny dip w Mrs LD. It's all good. ❤
I wasn't a morning person until I quit drinking. I am up at 4:45 a.m. every day now. I love the stillness of the mornings before everyone else is up. And I am a BIG fan of going to bed early lol.
Hey jersey girl!!!! It's absolutely beautiful out here today!!!! No rain, it's pretty humid though. I hope that you are having a great weekend, you have the grand baby??? Sending you ❤! God bless😊😊😊❤❤
It really is man!!!! It's hot too!!!! But, we are having a great time!!! Thank you brother!!! I hope you are having a great weekend!!! God bless brother 😊😊😊
Hey LD, I’ll keep it short. All I feel is happiness seeing you in such a beautiful and peaceful place. You are a piece of this beautiful portrait….life!! Listening to the sounds made from the ripples and laughter of the kiddos just warms my heart. 💜 Free from the chains of addiction. Yep sums it up. Wish you many more moments like this. Hope everyone is enjoying the day!! Peaceful thoughts and positive vibes.
Hey micru866!!!! Thank you so much for this!!! It really was such a nice time!!! We just got home, back to reality! I hope that your weekend has been amazing!!!! God bless❤❤❤❤
LD, I can hear kids in the background laughing. I can see the joy and peace in your face. I wish for so much more of this for you, friend. These are the kind of memories we are all so privileged to make. Enjoy your family today!! I hope you can do things like this often!! 😊❤😊❤ I have to get to the beach with my sisters. Hearing those voices echo and seeing the water crawling up the shoreline gave me the biggest craving for the beach. Haha outside all of that scenery, though, you gave so many incentives to quit drinking. It really does bring freedom into your life. You really can pick up and go anywhere. Even just for a little while. I hope someone watches thos and it makes them feel excited for the possibilities. Wonderful video, LD!! Hugs and love to this whole community!! ❤😊❤
Thank you Amanda!!! It was a lot of fun!!! I hope that you get the opportunity to go to the beach soon!!! Hope to see you in the live today!! God bless❤❤❤
Glad you've regained your enjoyment and fascination for life. There is so, so much in this world to find awe in, to learn about, to care about, to enjoy, to treasure, to make our souls burst with joy over. So glad you're back in touch with life and all it offers! And so glad you're sharing your sober insights and generous soul with all of us, too. 😊❤
Simple pleasures Kathryn, as though LD is actually feeling things again, things almost blocked by the eclipse of alcohol. What joy !! Best 👌 to you on this wonderful day of life !!
You are being the great dad you always wanted to be deep down inside that your addiction wouldn't allow uou to be. You are free now, make new memories and enjoy your life & family. None of us are promised tomorrow.
Well after almost a month of sobriety i took a cruise vacation and completely fell off the wagon. Its amazing what a powerful and addictive drug alcohol can be When its thrown in your face like it was mine its so hard to resist. Well heres to getting back on the wagon and like your previous videos have said the worst thing you can do is give up. Always keep trying no matter how hard it can be! Thanks for the content LD. Keep doing what your doing
Hey matt!!! Sorry that happened my friend, but you have the right attitude about it!!! As long as you are still trying, that's all that matters!!!! You've got this my friend!!! God bless❤❤❤❤
@@liverdisease-qb6rk Thank you sir. About to start back at work here in the next few days. I have a job that allows me to listen to podcasts all day and will be looking forward to listening to some more of your content.
@Matt-lp8de oh! That's awesome matt!!! Thank you for taking the time to listen while you work! There are so many other shows you could listen to! Thank you for picking the channel!!! God bless😊😊😊
LD are you camping or staying in your brothers motor home? Can you upload a picture of the camping site / tents or motor home. When we look from the UK some of the motor homes in the US look huge. I can't get over size of that lake. Glad to see you back in a good place. Steve LONDON
Hey steve!!! I forgot to take pictures of the campsite. I'll see if I can get my brother to send me one and I'll post it on my Instagram. Thank you!! God bless😊😊😊
There's something very magical about being next to the water. As I mentioned yesterday, your kids will always remember these fun experiences with YOU & your family . God bless your brother for the invite. Enjoy!!!
Great video LD its funny I almost upload a video of me and my grandsons yesterday I took them swimming and rock climbing we had such a good time for the first time I was present I was there to enjoy the time with my grandbabies. I to remember not being able to ho anywhere without my bottle..Great video❤
Reminds me of my first time I went on vacation sober, couldn’t believe how much better it was; no arguments, saved money, fresh the whole time, loads of quality time with wife and kids, actually getting the free breakfast and actually coming back home feeling relaxed and ready to get back to work. Since that vacation I vowed I’ll quit forever l, 1 year sober coming up in a few weeks.
That is so awesome!!!! Congratulations on 1 year!!! I am so happy for you! You don't need a vacation, from the vacation when we don't drink!!! I would always feel horrible afterwards! Thank you! God bless😊😊
I believe I am on day 10 cravings have pretty much disappeared now. And my attitude is changing I am having a lot more patience with everything and not getting angry with every little thing also my mind is clearing up feeling sharper. Thanks for the video man just listening to you helps
Thank you motomatt! I'm so happy for you that they have finally gone away!!! Once that part is over, it's all mental. Thank you for sharing your journey!!! God bless❤😊
It's so good to see you out chilling by the lake LD and painting a clear and lucid picture of your journey with your gentle and down to earth words. The contrast between the stress and anxiety of taking a trip like this as a drinker and your present relaxed state is palpable. How cool to follow a spontaneous opportunity alongside your brother and family
Sometimes if I’m super bored and want to challenge my brain I’ll try to do everything with my left hand. I’m right handed… Change it up It helps by making that other side have to think.
@@CMoore8539 I can’t take credit…. Was a therapy assignment for a month. I’m a huge cutical picker when anxious or bored. She also told me when I want to dig into em first make a mark on a piece of paper. After you’ve put a mark on the paper go ahead and pick. Only one time. If u want to do it again another mark. Then pick. If you seriously do this you’ll find out exactly how I felt… Let me know if u try it. If u check anything mark then check.
@Kristen10-22 awesome!!!!! It's hot I'm sure down there. You deserve some chill time!!!! Watch outlast on Netflix if you're looking for something to watch. My wife and I watched it over the last 2 weeks, it's really good, if you are into those Survivor shows!!!!
I sure don’t miss getting impaired charges and having to spend thousands and thousands of dollars on lawyers. I love the freedom that I have now and the mental clarity is better than it has ever been now that I have been sober for 2 years .
Hey LD: Great to hear from you today (8-11) appreciate your ❤ & kind words. Ah, ascites the "sound" of the sloshing when. I turn over in bed, is the worst..yuck! I suppose another belly tap will follow my next ultrasound 😮 ❤ Enjoy a new week, LD Happiness ✝️ 😊
Very well said LD. It's great to see you looking so well, and truly enjoying your life again. And trust me those kids of yours are thrilled to be out there on those paddle boards. They would have been stuck home with a sick, drunk Dad. Your coming back to life , and I couldn't be happier for you and yours. Yes life is magical, when your feeling your best!!! Keep up the great work.....:)))jw
Thank you so much jim!!! It's crazy, this has been here all this time. Now, that I am sober, I can leave and do whatever. Whenever!!! Unless I'm not feeling well, but the booze aren't holding me back anymore! God bless😊😊❤
You are really chilled today LD. It is really good to see you in a good place like this. Your kids will appreciate these trips with you too too. Enjoy the moment my friend.
Thank you so much Joseph!!! I was definitely chilled out and at peace yesterday. What a nice day! I will never forget it!! I hope you are doing well my friend! God bless😊😊😊😊
@@liverdisease-qb6rk All good here thanks LD. I did one of those Panoramic examinations for dental work last week too. No fillings for 10 years now. Very happy with that.Have a great weekend with your family. God bless.
@josephgreen2008 that's so awesome to hear joseph!! Good for you man!! I am so happy for you! Good for you for being proactive and getting your scans done too! A lot of people wait until they have a tooth ache before they go. God bless😊😊😊
It was every single night I would vomit up the two bottles of wine or sangria I would guzzle down after work. Then afterwards would drink a half gallon of Kraken Rum and would go to bed and was able to wake up at 545am every morning for work (I worked from home) and was so sick so I dragged my work station into the bedroom and worked while laying down, and would drink, nap, work. all day long. The perks of being a boss, nobody bothered me unless they had a question or what not. It's a miracle I am still alive.
Hey Jason, that's a little like me. I was trying to build a wine cellar in my basement which I used liberally since the 2010s. Switched up to scotch mostly about '13 . When I was frequently sick toward the end of the decade, everything has to be close at hand including a half gallon of J&B. Until a year ago. Wondering how's your health holding up,? Thanks for sharing!!
@@CraigFox-lt6lt I am doing much better thanks for asking. Just 9 short months ago I was given just 3 months to live while in the hospital but now I’m doing quite well living with cirrhosis along with Hemochromatosis that also messes with the joints for having too much iron in my blood which I would have never discovered had I not gotten so sick from drinking. Life lesson learned
@@jasonkelly1502 The experience of LD, the creator of this channel, suggests that doctors may be willing to dispense "death sentences" to people with cirrhosis more often than they are willing to dispense advice about how to maximize the function of one's cirrhotic liver. I'm so glad you've beaten the life expectancy "handed down" by the doctors. I hope you, like LD, will be proactive in trying to "live with" cirrhosis rather than submit to others' estimation of your lifespan. Wishing you all the best!!! 😊
@jasonkelly1502 I've heard of hemachromacytosis , but thought it quite rare,..? Never known anyone with it. Such sour news to leave you with by the Dr's. Clearly you're showing them to be erroneous in their conclusions, as I'm learning they often are (don't take it as though I'm ant-medical care, I agree with LD to seek help even if just suspecting an issue). Keep up the great work 👍 👏!!
@@CraigFox-lt6lt yes that condition is not so common as it’s passed to you from your parents (thanks mom and dad) as for my Hepatology doc, he’s brilliant, one of the best in the state. He’s just a tad arrogant. I remember being in his office and he told me, you’ve gotta earn my trust because 8 out 10 people who have cirrhosis go back to the bottle even tho they didn’t get a transplant. I flat out looked him In the eye and said that there is nothing I enjoy more than proving people wrong. I said them other people must have a death wish because I’ll never touch that shit again.
Hi LD you are an inspiration to everyone especially those trying hard to quit and struggling you are right it will get easier you are literally saving people's lives im 3 years sober and quality of life is million times better keep up the good work and god bless you
Thank you so much for your support my friend!!!! I greatly appreciate it!!! It's really unbelievable, July 4th was 7000 subscribers and now it's 10k!!! Thank you again for being a part of this and for your generosity!!!! God bless❤❤❤❤❤
We sure did sarge!!! It was too hot for them to bite though and I didn't wake them up early enough to catch anything this time. Next time though!!!! God bless😊😊
LD is like the Bob Ross of alcoholics! Very peaceful to listen to him talk. So different from how he describes himself in his drinking days. A completely different person!
The sober life is so much better, LD. It feels so good to not have to worry about all that nonsense anymore. We can just live in the moment and take life as it comes. Also, you're right about our childlike imagination coming back to us when we come sober. I draw inspiration from the simplest things in life now, things I would have completely overlooked when I was drunk and it's pretty awesome! Now that my eyes are open to all the lies that alcohol told me for all these years, I don't ever want to rekindle that relationship! I'm glad you had a nice time with your family; it looks absolutely beautiful over there! See you on the live! Blessings!! ❤
10/22/2016 my last drink. My story is like yours but, a little different. I was a cook for 17 years. Drunk for most of them. At the height of my drinking I was doing 20 drinks a day. 2-3 Tall boys in the morning to get me going, and another 5 whiskeys at lunch, some sort of a drink to get me through my night job, and then as many as I could drive in me to get to sleep. Wake up feeling like death and need another drink again. I had the shakes, I had hallucinations, I knew I was going to die if I didn’t quit, but I didn’t care. Something inside of me switched and I got out at age 28. Very thankful I got the hell out of that lifestyle. Blessings to you and yours, I hope you can look back on your dark days like they were a bad dream in a few years time
So glad you chose sobriety. Congratulations on almost eight years!! That's massive!! I'm sure you're a light to others in your life who are struggling. They can see how you've turned things around. 😊❤
I miss coffee, since cutting way back on valium i only have 2 or 3 sips of coffee each morning. Too scared of heart palpitations coming back. Great video, living a sober meaningful life
Out of all the videos Iv seen of urs this one of you being at the lake is the only one that seems like its okay to wake up drunk and drink more all day lol
I am married to an alcoholic and it’s not easy . How did your wife handle all of this ? Al anon has helped me but I am very detached from my husband bc he is in denial . I have to live my own life and I do a lot of things with friends or by myself . We are still married but have become roommates basically . It’s sad
Hey Lisa. I am so sorry to hear that. It's been a long ride. I put my wife through hell to be honest. We are in a much better place after over 2 years of sobriety. I really hope that he can get sober and you guys can get things back the way they were when you got married. Your husband is still in there... I promise. He can find himself again, he just has to stop drinking. The only thing is.... he has to want it for himself, no one else. If he can find that in him, he can stop. I wish nothing but the best for you both! Thank you for being here!!! I hope that maybe you can get him to watch! God bless😊😊😊😊❤❤❤❤
I am really struggling here. Diverted from a trip to the gym straight home to drink. Training for a new job, dream job actually. Using booze as a reward factor right now. I assured myself that the new job would be a starting point for change The booze, as always has won. Please people, please help me and support me to change. My job, my future depends on it. Why, in the face of this amazing change and opportunity, is my indulgence accelerating??
Sending you strength and prayers as you struggle against alcohol. Relapse isn’t defeat. It’s just a bump in the road. Each day is a new day; you can try again. Keep trying! Keep having faith in yourself! You can do this! Don’t believe the voices that say you can’t! Wishing you strength on this and every new day!!!!!! 😊❤🙏🙏
Thank you. I appreciate that you have taken the time to respond. It’s so hard right now, everything is going in the right direction but the demons are trying to dominate and pull me back. I feel like I am mentally inferior compared to those demons. I have every reason to defeat them and yet they convince me I have every reason to give in. It’s not them talking, it’s me. I am still weak, vulnerable and pathetic.
@@curiousrooster I don’t know how many of LD’s videos you’ve watched (he’s the person in the video), but he has a catalogue of 240 or more videos. I recommend you watch more of his videos. They touch on everything related to alcoholism and liver/pancreas disease. He often talks about how to overcome cravings, etc. He is exceptionally non-judgmental and supportive (and inspirational). I think his words may help you in the battle to listen to the good voice in your head and turn off the “demon” voice. Don’t beat yourself up, first of all. As LD says, you only lose when you quit trying. Just hang in there, despite setbacks, and don’t let any voice call you weak. Addiction is a fierce adversary. Just trying to overcome it shows your strength. Be kind to yourself! You aren’t weak. The struggle is hard. God bless you in fighting for your sobriety and your life! 🙏🙏😊😊❤️
@@curiousroosterP.S. Self-denigration is one of the hardest things or habits to overcome. You are NOT weak or pathetic!! You are a fundamentally strong person in the fight of your life-the fight FOR your life, health, happiness and future!! It is and will be hard, but not because of YOUR weakness. Addiction is wily and tries to find ways to pit you against yourself. Even if you fall or fail, believe in you!! Pick yourself up, set your eyes on your goal and try again! You’ve got this! 😊🙏👍❤️
@@kathrynminnick8986 Thank you so much for taking the time and effort to care for my situation. I will most definitely take strength from your words, and make the best of the inspiration that comes from it. 🫶🏻
