Chelsea Garber was diagnosed with Stage 4 cirrhosis of the liver — and kept drinking for nine more months.

After losing her son, battling drug addiction, surviving 50+ hospital admissions, and being given just three months to live, Chelsea made the hardest decision of her life: she poured out her last drink on September 29th, 2024.

Just 80 days after a life-saving liver transplant, she sat down with Kevin Lanning to share the full story — the suicide note she wrote to her daughter, the moment everything changed, and what keeps her fighting every single day with 19 months sober.

This is one of the most powerful episodes we've ever done on Rise Above.

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