By the time Mark reached his early 40s, years of alcohol abuse had almost killed him. On the day he first met with Chris Ruge, a nurse practitioner in New Mexico, Mark was incoherent, with 20 pounds of fluid in his abdomen a clear sign that his liver had nearly stopped working. Ruge called 911, and Mark spent four weeks recovering in an ICU and skilled nursing facility. He was unable to walk and barely able to talk when he was discharged, but started drinking again within days.
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August 9, 2016
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