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diabetes

Fritz Hamilton

    “Why do you have those holes in your arms, Hector?”
    “When you have diabetes, sores take a long time to heal.”
    “How long have you had those holes?”
    “Over a yr maybe, Orlando.”
    “So what can you do about it?”
    “Have a sugar free diet, take medications, & be lucky.”
    “& if you’re not lucky?”
    “You can die, Orlando.”
    “Sounds tough.”
    “Not for me, I died a long time ago.”
    “Is that why you smell bad?”
    “No, I never take a shower.”
    “Is that good for yr diabetes.”
    “When you’re dead, you don’t care.”
    “That disgusts me, Hector.
    “How do you think I felt when Achilles was chasing me around Troy?”
    “You would have won that fight if the gods hadn’t decided differently.
    “But they didn’t. Furthermore I had diabetes.”
    “If you had it to do all over, would you?”
    “Not with diabetes.”
    “You should have stuck with sweet ‘n low.”

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