My mom is in the ICU and her kidney and liver are failing, is it possible that she can survive?

It is possible to survive but if she has been in ICU for several days, she may not return back to normal. Recovery should include rehab but she may only have 3 weeks before staff will talk about rehab ready or not. Afterwards, insurance will be greatly reduced so that family may have to fully take care of her or she goes to a nursing home at her expense.

Listen to what her doctors are saying. They may keep questions open ended. You might ask the doctor if they would be surprised if she will be around a year from now.
You are quite young to make decisions for her compared to someone who is much older. It is much harder on your emotions because you hope she fully recovers. Are you the only person who can direct her care or is a husband or sibling involved as well?

Anthony, how is Mom today? We are thinking of you.

Profile says Mom is 59.

You tell us your name is Anthony and that you are only 20 years old.
Anthony, can you tell me how old Mom is?
Can you tell me how long she has been ill with diabetes and if this happened suddenly for her?
Does mom have other underlying issues other than diabetes?

I cannot tell what happened here and wonder if you can give us a brief snapshot of what happened the day your mom entered care. Was she at home, in coma, or just ill?

I am so dreadfully sorry that your mom is on the ventilator. It sounds as though the doctors are telling you that other systems are failing. Diabetes is so notorious for being hard on all our most vital systems, and when one system fails it sometimes seems like dominos with kidneys followed by lungs followed by heart and just a terrible toll on the body.

It sounds as though the doctors are doing everything they can. Can you tell me a little about your support system in terms of family? Were you still living at home with Mom? Are here husband, sisters, brothers there for you now?

I wish you so much luck here. It sounds like Mom is getting good care with everyone trying, but it does sound as though doctors are not seeing the progress they are working for, and that they are trying to warn you that all may not be well.

I hope you will keep us updated.

None of us are able to reassure you that your mother will be ok.

We can say from our own experiences that YOU will eventually be ok.

How old is your mom? It’s really hard to come off a ventilator.

Please stay here and keep us updated. HUGS.

I assume Mom is diabetic, juvenile or type 2, there is a difference. Diabetes is bad on organs even for those who take care of themselves. At your Moms age my GF had already had a major heart attack and was having kidney problems. Because of being a juvenile diabetic her veins were gone. They would collapse. Could not stand up to dialysis.

You need to except what the doctors are telling you. They are there to keep people alive so when they say that she is not getting better thats like saying they have done and will do as much as they can for her.

We are lay people. We can only answer from experience not as health professionals. Kidneys and the liver are important to the body and we cannot live without them. You may want to ask the doctor to explain to you what is going on. I think you need to ready yourself for the worst. If Mom turns around, than you can thank god for answering ur prayers.

Depends on why those organs are failing, sweetheart. If the failure is caused by something like an infection, and the infection can be cleared up, yes. But if the doctors can't reverse that, she will die. The worst thing you can do is be unrealistic about what her options are. If she is dying, it won't help anyone to pretend otherwise.

We can't tell you that your mom won't die. She will, eventually, as will everyone. When you are praying for her recovery, ask God for strength and comfort no matter what the outcome.

I hope that her passing, whenever it comes, is peaceful, and that you'll get all the help ands support you need.

Everything will be.
Heart hopefully waiting, beats,
with love until still.