Category Archives: Diabetes

Revisiting diabetic polyneuropathy because my legs are rotting off

Posted on July 21, 2010 by Gabriel...

I can feel my legs rotting away from the diabetes. There are times, when I’m sleeping, that I convince myself I can smell the gangrene. From my knees to my toes they’re both covered in brown splotches, like fat freckles. … Continue reading →

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Cooler Is My Cat And She Could Be Saving My Life

Posted on March 30, 2010 by Gabriel...

Last June my girlfriend’s cat had a litter of kittens. After two months of taking care of them, and trying to find them a permanent home, we decided they’d all be better off at the SPCA. Pretty much at the … Continue reading →

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Friday Conversations With My Psychiatrist | January 22, 2010

Posted on January 26, 2010 by Gabriel...

I didn’t stop writing these, I just renamed them “pregnancy updates”. I’ve been writing lately about how my “recovery” suffered in many different ways while I spent nine months dealing with my girlfriend’s “high risk” pregnancy. One of the less … Continue reading →

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Protected: Confessions Of Someone Who Was Run Over

Posted on December 2, 2009 by Gabriel...

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Diabetic Polyneuropathy, My Girlfriend Goes To The Hospital To Save Our Baby And A School Bus Hits My Parents Home

Posted on September 3, 2009 by Gabriel...

Six months ago I started to notice my feet and lower legs were getting numb. Not a total loss of feeling, but numb in the way your arm gets numb after cracking your “funny bone”. After consulting with my family … Continue reading →

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Memory Is A Wicked Thing

Posted on August 31, 2009 by Gabriel...

When I was five I spent six weeks in the Hospital For Sick Kids in Toronto. I walked and ran awkwardly, as though something was wrong with my hips. There were also some other symptoms which, when combined with the … Continue reading →

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