i agree it will be a Xmas storyline which fits with him being told a year last Xmas and also the a6 monhs from when he stopped drinking.
The year was an estimate, they can't be exact about it and varying factors would make a difference.
Also, re the comment of him getting a liver the day after he goes on the Transplant list. They take the precaution of somebody being sober for 6 months before going on it and any relapses after they are on it would get them taken off it again but the list works on a priority basis - in other words the person that needs it the most re being close to death goes to the head of the queue. So, somebody could get one within weeks or even days, before somebody that has been on for months or even years. Arguably not fair, but it is how it works.
So, it his condition is critical, and a liver comes in that is a match, he could get one very soon after getting on the list.
I like that it has gone on this long and would like it to go on longer as it is realistic. I don't see it as boring at all.