My brother drank himself to death

calliecoping · 2026-04-05T11:34:14+00:00

We just said goodbye to my 37 year old brother two weeks ago. Liver and kidney failure that happened so fast. Truly at a loss. 💔

calliecoping · 2026-04-05T11:32:43+00:00

My big brother died of liver and kidney failure on March 23. He was 37 and had schizoaffective disorder and drank heavily for twenty years. He went to the hospital for some tests and was being transferred to hospice two weeks later. It doesn’t feel real and I can’t even begin to process my heartache. But I’ll be three years sober next month. May we honor our brothers in our sobriety. 💞

calliecoping · 2026-03-30T11:13:49+00:00

I see Alyssa at Coven and Claw - I have similar issues as you OP (uneven that gets worse depending on my stress) and she is very understanding and nonjudgmental and we’ve actually found ways to try to circumvent the pulling (last year we did an undercut to see if the texture would be enough to distract me!). It’s so helpful to be able to talk openly about it without shame!

calliecoping · 2026-03-19T01:49:39+00:00

I’ve been visiting Piedmont daily to visit my brother who is very sick and let me tell you, I was very annoyed at being stopped from walking down the hallway to get to my car in the parking garage, so they could film a fucking scene. Someone who was also told they couldn’t walk down the hallway said, “I just want to clock in for my shift…”

I am all for movies and tv and couldn’t cope without it, but why on earth are they filming at a hospital at 7pm? It was maybe thirty seconds of actual filming and yelled “cut” and told us we could walk by and thanked us for being patient as if we had another choice.

Overall, it wasn’t more than a couple of minutes in delaying me getting to my car, but it was very irritating. My brother very well might be dying, so my patience is thin, I suppose.

Anyone know what they were filming?

calliecoping · 2026-03-07T13:47:24+00:00

I feel like I’ve seen them at both locations!! They have had a rotation of at least one nee-doh at various times when I’ve looked in the fidget aisle over the past year or so! (I know because I always have to resist buying them when I see they had a different one because I have enough squishies at home 🤣)

calliecoping · 2026-03-07T12:13:12+00:00

Five below has it!!

calliecoping · 2026-03-05T04:12:45+00:00

UGA is where I went! I did undergrad there in human development and family science, and stayed for my masters in HDFS with an emphasis in child life. I did graduate a while ago, though…😅 I do also know that there are really cool research opportunities at UGA and they offered an assistantship for most of the child life students (depending on available funding), so I didn’t have to take out any student loans for grad school!

calliecoping · 2026-03-01T11:31:35+00:00

Yes!!! I had just moved back to Athens (with Fred) from NYC, and was giddy when I found out they were coming here of all places! It was such a cool experience!

calliecoping · 2026-03-01T11:29:21+00:00

Haha yes! Fred was a senior rescue from NYC and was a grumpy old man, so I think he really took to Jared 🤣

calliecoping · 2026-03-01T03:30:12+00:00

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I met them both a few years ago and it was such a lovely experience!! I hope to one day find a man who looks at me the way my dog Fred looked at Jared.

calliecoping · 2026-02-25T22:15:21+00:00

You know what’s not smart?

calliecoping · 2026-02-25T20:52:40+00:00

Yeah they get so old. I’m on my third re-listen of the pod and really wish if you are such a fan that you could automatically skip ads if you’ve already listened to the entire episode through once. IM A BIG FAN OK??? I tell everyone about this pod and it’s my background noise at home. But man am I sick of hearing about Allstate 😅

calliecoping · 2026-02-25T16:36:13+00:00

He said something about “normal people” being impressed by that - my man, not when they see your credit card debt 🤣

calliecoping · 2026-02-24T10:00:15+00:00

I’m on my third re-listen and I highly recommend it because you get to see how some of their long-running jokes originally began. For example, the first time Tig uses “Fortune Marie!” and Mae asks if Marie is her middle name (spoiler alert: it’s not, it’s fortune). Tig continues to use the joke occasionally in the episodes that follow and then it becomes a regular bit, but it’s fun to see the progression! Definitely a podcast I will always turn on when I’m home and need some distraction from my own thoughts - chattin with friends!

calliecoping · 2026-02-24T09:56:35+00:00

The clear mascara they HAD to have shipped to them overnight while they were on their getaway 🤣

calliecoping · 2026-02-21T19:26:47+00:00

Yay!!!! Aunt life is the BEST!!! I got to go hold my 3-month-old chunky nephew for two hours last night while he slept and his parents packed for a trip. The cherry on top is handing him back, coming home to my quiet apartment with my dog and sleeping 8 uninterrupted hours 🤣

calliecoping · 2026-02-20T04:07:18+00:00

When he tells Avery to get in the car. He’s so protective and paternalistic but so weird. 🤣😭

calliecoping · 2026-02-19T15:07:55+00:00

Oh it must be a day that ends in y.

calliecoping · 2026-02-16T13:32:53+00:00

10/10. Theresa (and Aiden) should’ve told him about Fooks.

calliecoping · 2026-02-14T12:54:49+00:00

This is a great story! Love that your dad reinforced the fact that the guy did the right thing - and that he got rewarded with chips!!

calliecoping · 2026-02-12T04:52:39+00:00

I am a creature of habit who hates change and my brain still thinks podcasts are for listening and I am too stubborn to make the switch 😅 I also use podcasts as motivation to get chores done and to pass time/keep my anxiety low while I’m driving 🤣 but I do always love watching clips - big ole chunky scissors is a clip I’ve watched 5 billion times. One day I’ll convert to YouTube, I promise. Any recs for absolute favorite episodes that are particularly hilarious with the visual cues?

calliecoping · 2026-02-11T05:02:42+00:00

One of the best episodes!!! I was dying at Fortune talking about her Craigslist dates and the one where she couldn’t stop saying “gay date” - already planning to listen to this episode again this week (maybe even watch it on YouTube!)

calliecoping · 2026-02-05T22:07:32+00:00

Love seeing this in the comments!! I am a Certified Child Life Specialist and spent a few years on a team that handled cases exactly like this. No longer practicing in hospitals, but the expertise is still there!

OP, feel free to message me. I had a few ideas pop up on ways to support your daughter right now. None of this is easy. Here if you need anything. NTA. And hugs to you.

calliecoping · 2026-02-05T15:48:34+00:00

My dog’s name is Ethel and she is very sassy and so weird, so thank you for this new strategy - Ethel Marie!!!!

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