MAMEWorld Forums - The Loony Bin - Re: I'd love to see this in tree form

> > Yeah, the nights of heavy drinking are a thing of my past. This past Tuesday was
> > really just a one-off thing.
> >
> > Anyway, I've been a diabetic for 28 years. Basically had it my whole life. The
> kidney
> > failure is just the eventual end result of having diabetes for so long. The extra
> > sugar in the blood will just eventually damage the kidneys no matter how in control
> > your blood sugars are. After 28 years, they just got damaged enough to where
> > proteins, which should not normally be present in urine, are passing through due to
> > damages done to the glomeri(sp?).
> >
> > I don't mind talking about it. I mean, eventually we all go. If it gets really bad,
> > then yeah, I'd be on a transplant list and if I do get to receive a kidney from a
> > deceased donor, I would also get their pancreas and the diabetes would go away. I
> > think adding on to the stresses from that news about the beginning of kidney
> > destruction, coupled with the psychological issues caused by all the pain
> medication
> > I was on last year due to the numerous broken bones I had, it's just been rough to
> > handle. Thankfully, I do have some friends who are supporting me and are willing to
> > listen to me whine. lol.
>
> I'm right there with you on the pain in the arse of diabetes. Long family history of
> it, and I joined the ranks @ 17. My numbers usually aren't that horrible so I'm
> putting money down that my ticker is going to blow before the kidneys do. The family
> history of heart issues is a bit stronger than the diabeetus....

Okay, that made me laugh out loud. Hehe. Tonight was difficult. My bar, really my "Cheers" where everyone knows my name and understands my diabetes and treats me well, is being shut down. The owner just had enough and sold it to another person who's doing a big renovation. So today was the "last hurrah". I generally don't go out on Sundays, but felt like doing so today. It was so odd. Really got to know the people who are regulars there, made some great emotional connections to folks, and the owner cracked open a bottle of Absinthe fortified with Sage Oil. (a legal way to supply Thujone, the active component of Absinthe which supposedly causes the "odd" feeling). I think it may be a placebo effect, but it was a really weird cognitive "drunk" that I felt/still feel even though I stopped drinking three hours ago. Tonight was like my "last hurrah" with my bar closing and my own health fading away. I figured one more night would not impact my overall death, and I really wanted to just hang with my friends. Many of whom have indicated that if it came down to it, they'd donate a kidney. And all this was said before drinking took place. It's really nice to have friends like that, and they'll always be close friends of mine.

Cheers everyone. To a long life, and no cares in the world.

Yeah, I took a taxi home tonight.

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