| Lisnaholic |
02-27-2019 06:39 AM |
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Originally Posted by Anteater
(Post 2045937)
I'm not callous. Just making a point. For the first twenty years of my life I struggled with the worst type of asthma, constantly in and out of the hospital, on top of ultimately being the only breadwinner in my family when my parents both became unable to work for different reasons.
And then to top it all off, my younger brother dies of a brain aneurysm with no warning while we were both visiting my parents when nobody else is around, and I try to resuscitate him to no avail. (he was Terrible Lizard here on MusicBanter). He had worked his way through college and was on the verge of graduation too. Whoops.
So yeah, life can suck. So my advice to anyone who feels like they are at their lowest is that A. it can always be worse and B. figure out what you want to fight for, even if it's not the most exciting thing or niche. It's the easiest thing in the world to box yourself into misery. The terrible and the wonderful have the unfortunate tendency to coexist in the same space, so sometimes its hard to see one thing through the other.
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^ I'm really sorry to hear about these problems that you have faced, Anteater. I had know idea about them as you've always been careful about mentioning personal info on MB. To lose your brother in such circumstances is especially tragic. I remember Terrible Lizard, but I don't think either of you let on that you were brothers.
I hope your asthma has improved over the years: it used to be said that children "grow out of it" and someone close to me suffered with asthma when young, with various emergency trips to hospital. The condition hasn't disappeared but is now controlled with just occasional use of an inhaler.
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Originally Posted by grindy
(Post 2045962)
Lately I need very little sleep.
I used to need my 8 hours but nowadays I'm completely rested and sharp after just 5-6.
Kinda awesome also a bit weird and worrying.
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^ HaHa! Welcome to getting old, grindy! Let us know when you forget where you left your false teeth and lose control of your bladder. You should expect both of those symptoms to kick in later this year :D |
