As the year wraps up, share some of the challenges you faced and how you’re dealing/you’ve dealt with it.
Killed can be interpreted as either metaphorical or literal.
I’ll go first. I had a heart attack a few months ago. Thankfully, i was at home, and my dad is a doctor, so he maintained the situation before i could get to a hospital.
I lost my friends and my partner. I’m pretty alone, still have cancer, and pretty much just wish something would just fucking kill me overnight.
That sounds tough. Hope the view on the horizon is a little brighter than your current situation.
Not especially, but kind words and thoughts are always appreciated, nonetheless.
Bonespurs getting elected again, and I haven’t overcome it yet.
I learned that I’m a diabetic the hard way (went into diabetic ketoacidosis and spent several days in the ICU). This happened while I was thousands of miles from home and was not a pleasant experience. Thankfully things are pretty well controlled now that I’m on insulin.
Did you experience any symptoms before the ketoacidosis that you dismissed or did not dawn on you as being a sign?
I sure did! I ended up losing a good 30 pounds, I was drinking double or triple the amount of water that I was a few months prior, and probably a few other things that I don’t remember. I sent a message to my primary doctor about my new symptoms and they told me to double up on my Metformin in the meantime. Since it turned out I was type 1, that wasn’t enough to save me until my next appointment.
And you weren’t a kid when this happened? I thought only kids got type 1.
Taking it metaphorically the whole course of my life currently is killing me softly. I’ve got very little to complain about my life but I am just completely lost where I am even going and it is dragging me into depression. I’m getting help from both my employer and by my own looking for it but it’ll take time. Working through issues is hard though.
I wish you all the strength with your heart issues and hope it never rears its head again!
