I just heard that we lost my brother this afternoon.

[lunasun]

70. Condolences . I too have lost a younger brother . It puts everything out of order besides the grief

you all feel. Spend what time you can with your parents. That has to be worse than losing a younger sibling (for thier own child to pass before they do )
Take care MM
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Not sure of the circumstances for your brother, but he was not alone in early death from liver issues
Death from liver diseases has been on the rise the last 20 years
I can't find a good article right now and this one only mentions weight diet and alchohol
but I've read our daily exposure to just more chemicals adds to the rate increase no matter how hard you try to avoid by keeping other healthy habits - uff da !

http://news.sky.com/story/dramatic-rise-in-liver-disease-deaths-10373239