General Chat

my thoughts and prayers for george, and calum xx

i hope and pray u r well again george compassion costs nothing in this world xx

l think you'll find George is suffering and certainly has done for years, as l'm sure his family is. Lets hope he does'nt have to suffer any longer. A speedy recovery George. jude sarf wales x

I wouldn't want my life in my own hands either! LOL! I do seriously wish george no harm and hope he receovers swiftly or passes peacefully whichever is meant to be. xx

I wouldn't want my life in my own hands either! LOL! I do seriously wish george no harm and hope he receovers swiftly or passes peacefully whichever is meant to be. xx

I wouldn't want my life to be in some of your hands. Shirley Ann.

I got a warning last night. I'm going to keep my mouth zipped!

Jesus wept. Remind me not to ask for any sympathy or empathy on this board should I need help coping with an addiction or fall ill with a related illness.

Sorry but can't resist this one did you know..'George Best ' anagrams to 'Go get beers!'

I'm with Elaine..... George needed a donor Liver due to his abuse of alcohol affecting his own.... yes its an illness, but George has had more opportunity than most to overcome this illness and he chose not too! As a smoker would I expect new lungs if I damaged mine? Absolutely not!! Diana

Despite alcohol not being the cause of his recent downfull, it HAS been several times before. and this is why people are cross...and rightly so. Putting a thread up about George best, was going to get mixed reactions. It did last time, and it will this time. as said my sympathy lies with the donors family, and georges family who are the true sufferers. and I wish george a painless passing, or hopefully a speedy recovery...for his families sake, and for his. Elaine x

God Bless you George, I pray that you pull through. You are not the first and you won't be the last to make promises to yourself , your loved ones, and others that can be hard to keep. With Love from Suzie, xxxxxxxxxxx

My thoughts are with the family of the person who's organs George has abused!! I know he's a legend and I hope his passing is painless, but this family will have to go through their loss twice.... i do hope they don't know its George who has the organs!!

Yeah its the transplanty drugs cant remember what they're called. Apparently he has internal bleeding, I dont know much about alchaholism and internal bleeding? I'm not sure its even related. Anyone know?

can everyone please take a step back and re-read what Gwynne has posted ? 'George ... has an infection which he cannot fight because the drugs he takes to stop rejection mean his immune system is shot. He has internal bleeding.' This could happen to anyone who has a transplant, whether they drink or not. It's not being blamed on continued drinking accordign to all the reports I've heard/read - he is simply very ill, and deserves our compassion as much as anyone else. The last I heard, alcoholism was treated as a disease these days.

Hi Helen, I posted having seen the latest news from the hospital I wasn't talking about previous messages. I just thought, given the current situation, futher negative messages were tasteless. Gwynne

Im not saying alcoholics shouldnt get a new liver Every one deserves a second chance after all to change their ways. Just to not abuse that liver once its given to them. They often say, whats borrowed can be taken back. As said, my sympathy lies with the donors family, and georges family who are the true sufferers. Elaine x

George is on life support he has an infection which he cannot fight because the drugs he takes to stop rejection mean his immune system is shot. He has internal bleeding. Please can we keep negative remarks to ourselves, it is in very poor taste at the moment. Gwynne

I agree with you Elaine....

I am angry that he has abused the gift of life, the liver which he recieved which someone else would have cherished and looked after. However I do wish him better and not to suffer. and hope if he has a third chance he doesnt abuse it further. The people I really feel sorry for are the donors family, (even though they most likely are unaware who the liver went to) How many of such people are shaking their heads and fretting that their loved ones liver was wasted in the most selfish of ways. And how many are going to be put off donating loved ones organs 'Just in case'. Elaine x