How do you help someone face their health issues before its too late?

maybe some examples of people who made it through and who did nor would help

This person sounds as though they're falling apart already - if they've got all these sorts of issues! Or are they just examples? Either way, I think it's part of human nature to keep on doing what we've always done. Making a radical lifestyle change is never easy. A woman at my work has just had her second cancer operation, gave up smoking a few days before (!) and then started smoking again a few days after the op. It takes a lot of willpower to change, and some people don't have it. I know how difficult it is to keep up any sort of exercise regime, for example, because for the most part I don't appear to be unhealthy (the exercise is necessary for a cholesterol issue), and I know how hard it is to overcome longstanding addictions to things even if they're going to affect your health. Apparently the statistics for people with heart problems show that some 70% or more start off with good intentions after they're diagnosed with heart problems yet are back to their old lifestyle within months - even if they've been hospitalised or had surgery for a heart attack. We're not good at change!