article_snippet.sent: Julie Merner heavy drinking has resulted in Julie Merner being admitted to hospital 13 times in the last six years.
article_snippet.sent: In January, following Julie Merner latest admission, the 39-year-old vowed to quit the habit, which has ravaged Julie Merner liver, causing Julie Merner to suffer severe cirrhosis. '
article_snippet.sent: Not a drop of alcohol has passed Julie Merner lips since January - marking Julie Merner longest spell of abstinence.
article_snippet.sent: Julie Merner, 39, has revealed Julie Merner alcoholism has cost NHS £100,000.
article_snippet.sent: And Julie Merner stomach regularly bloats with liquid, which is no longer being processed by her liver.
article_snippet.sent: Ms Merner, from Bootle, Merseyside, hopes Julie Merner story will push the Government and society to do more to prevent Britain's killer drinking epidemic.
article_snippet.sent: After Julie Merner latest hospital stay in January, Julie Mernervowed to quit Julie Merner habit, and hasn't touched a drop of alcohol since - Julie Merner longest spell of abstinence .
article_snippet.sent: Ms Merner began drinking heavily 10 years ago.
article_snippet.sent: Six years ago, Ms Merner started to have withdrawal effects when Ms Merner didn't have a drink. '
article_snippet.sent: But, six weeks after leaving, Ms Merner slipped back into Ms Merner habit, having one drink.
article_snippet.sent: By this time, Ms Merner had been diagnosed with cirrhosis.
article_snippet.sent: I wasn't found for three days,' Ms Merner said. '
article_snippet.sent: Once again Ms Merner fell unconscious for three days after drinking and was in hospital for four weeks.
article_snippet.sent: But this time something clicked, and the mother-of-three vowed never to drink again. '
article_snippet.sent: People say to Ms Merner "just don't have a drink", If it was that easy, don't you think I'd have done that rather than put Ms Merner by the pearly gates?'
article_snippet.sent: Ms Merner's story is featured in Benefits and Bypasses: