OT: Please say a prayer for my SO

Whistle
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My SO is a Type I diabetic (the juvenile-onset, insulin-dependent kind) who has already had two eye surgeries due to diabetic retinopathy. He is going in Monday for a third. He is only 29.

Usually, when you go into surgery, you can rest assured that if you endure it and the recovery, you’ll be better off for it. But in his case, there are no guarantees of this. It could get better, remain the same, or continue to deteriorate. Even with good medical care, his chances of going blind in his 50s or 60s is pretty high, but again no one knows for sure.

Since I’ve been seeing him the last several months, I’ve learned more about this disease. He was diagnosed at 13 and at that time had to give himself 6-8 shots of insulin a day. Now he has an infusion pump, which is a major improvement, but it’s a delicate balance to keep the blood sugar in the good range, not too high or too low. If you wish to know more about it, there is a lot of info on any health site, or the American Diabetes Association’s site, www.diabetes.org.

He holds a job and can still drive and leads a fairly normal life. He has good taste in women :laughing: I won’t go into what a wonderful person he is, but trust me, he is.

Please say a prayer for him. Thanks.

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Will do.

My sister-in-law has had laser surgery on her eyes several times…she is also a diabetic and has been for many years. The good news is they think they have her eyes stabilized, and she still sees just fine…whereas the docs told her years ago she’d likely be blind by now.

So sometimes things do work out ok…ya’ll keep the faith and hang on to each other.

Bright blessings on you both.

–James

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Thank you, cj. It’s posts like this that help me be ready for the hard times when they come. My prayers for you both.

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I’m adding my prayers for your SO also.

Kathy

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Thanks, everyone, for the good wishes and prayers. Peeplj, thanks for sharing about your sister-in-law, that’s encouraging.

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Good luck, cj, and may the forces of good health be with him.

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Cj and SO, all the best to you… healing energies and good thoughts are coming to both of you!!

Blessings of health,
Andrea

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cj,

My wife and I will add your SO to our prayer list. May we know his first name so that we can pray more intelligently?

Lawrence

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cj, you and your love are in my prayers and good thoughts.
Best to you both,
serpent

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Lawrence, his first name is Chet.

Thanks again, all.

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Our thoughts and prayers are with you; may they increase your already incredible spirit.

Best regards,

PhilO

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We would pray for him, even if he weren’t wonderful.

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You are added to our prayer list also. We hope everything will be okay.

Ron

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..and my list as well. God bless.

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He’s in my thoughts. Wishing the best of fortune to him,

Dana

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Ya’ll are on the prayer list here.

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Me too!

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My best wishes, as well.

My wife’s day job is with Guide Dogs for the Blind, so we know quite a few people who’ve had the misfortune to experience vision problems at various points in their life. My best hope is for your loved one’s speedy and quick recovery, but know that people are resilient, resourceful, and strong: it’s amazing watching folks adapt to a new life without sight, and the lives they lead are no less rich or satisfying (though they are often more challenging). There are lots of good resources out there, but here’s to hoping you don’t need to avail yourself of them.

–Aaron

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Thanks, all, your prayers and thoughts are appreciated. I’ll post in the next few days to let y’all know how it went.

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CJ,
That Chet sees your heart
shall not dim,
knowing your inner beauty.
A tune is played here
for his eyes,
that he may continue
to see the outward beauty
of the world
you share.