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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 22:40:21 +0000
Organization: A little, after lunch
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On 07/12/2024 22:20, D wrote:
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> 
> On Sat, 7 Dec 2024, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
> 
>> 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.
> 
> I will pray for that they might chance from incurable to curable with 
> some great scientific leaps in the future!

Well a major transplant of 3-4 organs and a massive break through in 
cancer might fixe them all.

But I am not holding my breath,.
My body is simply worn out.


-- 
Canada is all right really, though not for the whole weekend.

"Saki"