Re: That was awesome!

On 25 Apr, 10:45, Quentin Grady <quen...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On Mon, 21 Apr 2008 01:56:39 -0700 (PDT), Helen Back

<SiriusC...@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
That's why I regard my dx as a blessing.  If it wasnt for the shock
horror of having a chronic condition, I wouldnt have got off my ***
and sorted out the accumulation of child-bearing chubbiness and
lethargy.

It woke me up and sounds to me like it woke others up or kept them
WIDE AWAKE with joie de vivre!!

:))))))))))

G'day G'day Helen,

   For many T2 diabetics the period following diagnosis marks the
beginning of a period of greatly improved health.  I know it did for
me.  For the first time in my life I lost sufficient girth to enjoy
playing tennis.  In fact I came to wonder why the other players didn't
want another match. I was enjoying myself so much.  Up till then I
hadn't realised that so many seemingly unrelated illnesses were all
related to metabolic syndrome.

Of course in the last few years I had to struggle with other illnesses
unrelated to T2 diabetes.  


Yet you continue to maintain a philosophical stance - which I believe
aids us in the emotional strife of dealing with health issues. Pain,
discomfort, hospital trips, medication, diet changes, discompassionate
counterparts, fear, the unknown, the disappointment after hard work,
etc etc etc can lead to feelings of detachment and/or denial. But you
ride the rollercoaster of life, as far as I can see - and that is to
be admired and I hope you are darn well proud of yourself,
Quentin! :)))))

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