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29F, 5'2, 80 something lbs, end stage liver failure etc.This one might be long, but I appreciate any kind of advice or input. I'm concerned my sister has been kind of pushed to the side since COVID19 and she's currently in critical, critical condition despite having been discharged. My family is confused on what to do, how to help her, especially since she's been denied a liver transplant. But anyways, here it goes:On March 5th my sister was found collapsed on her bathroom floor, she was completely yellow. Her boyfriend rushed her to the ER, where he was told to call family (us) because she wouldn't make it. From there she was transferred to a larger hospital, placed in surgical ICU and had a team immediately on her case. At this point her liver was failing, and she had an infection but they didn't know the source nor the bacteria causing it. She couldn't breathe on her own etc. Over the next week they threw all the antibiotics at her hoping something would stick, put a tube in her stomach to drain fluid that had built up around her bladder, put her on 24/7 dialysis since her kidneys began to fail, so many tests ran, I unfortunately can't recall all the details right now but if there are any specific questions I can likely answer.It was very touch and go for a while but her fever had gone away despite never finding out the source of infection. She was tolerating the dialysis and the last day I saw her she looked like she was doing a little bit better. Then COVID-19 hit my state and we were no longer allowed to visit her. Phone updates from the RN told us she was doing better, but they never had any specific information on what specific doctor's were saying, questions we had just weren't getting answered and my sister was unable to tell us what was going on. Within one week, we were told she was well enough to go down to general, despite previously being told she would go down to regular ICU first, and be in the hospital for at the very least a total of 6 weeks. She could breathe (not very well) on her own at this point and could communicate, so the hospital was no longer relaying information to us despite her not being in good enough condition to actually understand what was going on and couldn't remember what doctor's were saying to her. The next day we get a call that she's getting a port placed for out patient dialysis, and she was discharged that same day.We knew she wouldn't be 100% obviously but thought she would be better than she is. She comes home and can't walk, can't breathe very well at all, is completely yellow, is in constant pain and honestly looks like she won't be able to make it much longer. We don't know if she can survive with this liver, she was denied a transplant (whole 'nother story) and despite getting outpatient dialysis she looks worse and worse. She was told she was getting a home care nurse, they aren't coming now. She was supposed to originally be getting PT, they won't come out anymore (honestly don't think she's at that point now anyways). I'm trying to facilitate the care she needs and I'm trying to get her appointments set up but all doctors are only doing video call (completely understand). I'm just so scattered right now and have no idea why she was discharged. Should I take her back? Will they even be able to do anything? I don't understand and I'm just looking for any kind of advice I can get.Edit: The liver failure was precipitated by alcohol abuse and exasperated by the sepsis from her bladder infection. The last we had heard from the transplant team was that she was considered a good candidate (after 3 interviews) despite the alcohol abuse. We got a letter in the mail yesterday stating the denial. I am not trying to negate from the alcohol abuse, that was the reason her liver failed. Just that she also had a lot else going on that led to the condition she is in.