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From: The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid>
Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Re: Joy of this, Joy of that
Date: Sat, 7 Dec 2024 18:39:41 +0000
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On 07/12/2024 17:27, D wrote:
> 
> 
> On Sat, 7 Dec 2024, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
> 
>> On 07/12/2024 10:27, D wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> On Sat, 7 Dec 2024, Charlie Gibbs wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 2024-12-06, The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I was recovering from a tumour operation at that point and was on
>>>>> seriously concrete butt plugging pain relief.
>>>>>
>>>>> I drank a couple of points of pear juice. Delicious. And 
>>>>> unbeknownst to
>>>>> me Natures best laxative...
>>>>
>>>> Interesting.  I've found that peanut butter acts as a mild laxative,
>>>> at least for me.  This is a Good Thing - I love peanut butter.
>>>> I had a knee replacement yesterday, so I'll get to test it.
>>>>
>>>
>>> Knee replacememt? I have heard of hip joint replacement, but had no 
>>> idea they do it with knees as well! In truth, science is mighty!
>>
>> A friend had it. She was an overweight NHS nurse, After 4 further 
>> operations to try and clear infection, she said when she contracted 
>> pneumonia 'don't revive me. I've had enough of pain'.
>>
>> I went to her funeral.
>>
>> Other people end up with amputations.
>>
>> Hip replacements are very successful though.
>>
>> Its something to do with the ability or inability to deliver 
>> antibiotics to the wound site
> 
> Ouch! We must pray hard for success! In terms of pain and quality of 
> life, my mother was pretty relieved to finally let go after having 
> struggled with very painful cancer treatment for several years.

Yes. I can appreciate that. Currently I have at least four chronic 
incurable conditions that may kill me in the end. I take the pills and 
keep going. Maybe I will die in a car crash instead.



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