Howard M. strongly dislikes the words “jaundice” and “dialysis.”

They remind him of what he went through as a result of years of alcoholic abuse.

At 35, the professional accountant has had liver and kidney transplants, deals with a bloated stomach of fluid and undergoes many other miseries from time to time. Maves feels lucky to be alive.

“It’s still day by day,” he said. “But I have many things in place to help me and to correct me. It’s a nasty disease and I was at the extreme of it.”

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