Re: A sad day...

[Guest guest]

A message to be taken seriously by all. Kitty, I am sorry for your loss, as

well as that of your friend and her family. 53 is too young to die. We all

have our stories, and we can all sympathize with each other, but in the

end.....it is up to us to fight the fight and not give in to this disease.

There are many success stories in this group. We just have to take each day

at a time.

I have always admired your strength and love for life. It's an inspiration

to all of us!

Hugs,

Rhonda N.

>

> Well, I spent the day at church, preparing the Fellowship Hall for a

> funeral. My friend's son, Marcus, age 53. Yup, diabetes.

>

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 3/15/2006 6:24:45 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,

k123@... writes:

He thought it " wasn't that bad " , as he felt ok until this last year or so,

and he was still noncompliant after it began to give him serious problems and

he just did as he pleased.

Hi Kitty,

I am so sorry in the loss of your friend's son.

I have a friend that is doing the same thing to herself. She does not have

diabetes yet, but her mom had diabetes. This friend weighs over 200, smokes,

does not exercise, eats whatever she wants, sleeps until mid morning or

later.

The doctor has told her that her weight is doing damage to major organs, but

she ignores his advice. She complains all the time, goes to the doctors

constantly but doesn't follow their advice. Six months ago, her doctor told

her

to check her blood pressure for two weeks. She hasn't done this and is not

going to do it. She is wasting a lot of money and a lot of the doctor's time

that he could be spending with patients that care about their health.

Last week, we went to lunch with another friend. I ordered the broiled

flounder and baked potato. She ordered the fried shrimp and fried fish, baked

potato and hush puppies. Twice since then she has said that she should have

ordered what I ate. Yet, the next time we go out, she will order the same type

of food.

She complains that she doesn't have money for a computer or for satellite

TV. My reply to her is you could have these if you gave up cigarettes. She

admits I am right, but that is all she does about it.

We encourage people to take care of their health, we let them know the

consequences, but the bottom line is they have to do it themselves. No one

else

can do it for them. These people are selfish, they don't care who they hurt

or who will have to take care of them when they can't take care of themselves.

All of us can get to a point that we can't take care of ourselves, but it

doesn't have to be because we did not try. Illnesses happen to anyone.

hugs

Eunice - who's hubby will be in Tucson next week

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>

> I have a friend that is doing the same thing to herself. She does not

have

> diabetes yet, but her mom had diabetes. This friend weighs over 200,

smokes,

> does not exercise, eats whatever she wants, sleeps until mid morning or

> later.

Hi I am just curious as to how the sleeping until midmorning or

later contributes to ill health or diabetes? Not trying to be a smart ass,

I just like to sleep in, LOL!

Suzy

[Guest guest]

>

> I have a friend that is doing the same thing to herself. She does not

have

> diabetes yet, but her mom had diabetes. This friend weighs over 200,

smokes,

> does not exercise, eats whatever she wants, sleeps until mid morning or

> later.

Hi I am just curious as to how the sleeping until midmorning or

later contributes to ill health or diabetes? Not trying to be a smart ass,

I just like to sleep in, LOL!

Suzy

[Guest guest]

Actually , that was Tuscon Kitty's post!! ; )

KRis

wrote:

Kris,

I empathize with your friend's loss and yours. My husband's oldest brother

passed away last month due to health complications related to diabetes.

I am too blessed to be stressed!

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