Question/why - Butch

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Hi Butch

I understand completely about trying to live on SSI - Im in the same boat.

Even though you may not have the money for suppliments, there is something that you can do to help yourself.

Youve heard me say the 3 keys to better health many times.

Diet - Lifestyle - Thinking

I cant afford much either in the way of suppliments, so these 3 things is what Im mostly falling back on.

MOTIVATION - is what is hard for me.

- Making myself get out of bed and exercise some.

- Making myself stay away from foods that make me feel bad.

- Keeping my mind in a positive place, and the HOPE alive.

No one can do these 3 things for us.

We have to do them for ourselves.

Its the same for everyone on this planet.

The alcohol-HCV thing scares us Butch.

Please dont think unkindly for our concern for your wellbeing.

I would like you to think about something.

HCV is an RNA virus.

RNA viruses steal our DNA so that they can replicate.

[This is why our liver cells die.]

I guess in a way you could say that we are mutating, right in front of our own eyes.

You arent alone in having your tastes change, and having things go wrong with your body.

Add to that our aging process, and you have a winning combo of noticeable physical/mental effects.

For example, I am 60 now, and my digestive tract is a mess, and my mind - well, some days I think that I am losing it.

Some foods that I loved, no longer taste good.

Some foods make me sick, whereas before they didnt.

Ive got so many aches and pains I cant keep track.

And its getting harder and harder to think, see, hear, poop, and I wont even mention my sex life.

Butch, we may just have to learn to live with what our lot in life is today, and smile in spite of our demons.

I know you want answers, and some relief - me too.

But maybe its not what is in store for us.

And maybe this is a life lesson to find and hold onto the 'silver linings'.

Now let me bounce back up a few paragraphs to the diet, lifestyle, and thinking thing again.

Butch I am trying to do these things for myself.

It is working and helping me.

My life is definately better than it was 3 years ago.

Back then, I was in and out of the hospital.

Today I get stomach aches or the runs, but I havent been sick-sick in a long long time.

I never feel 100%, but Im still enjoying my world as much as possible.

I sure hope that some of what I have said helps you.

I know that its no fun to suffer, and if it were in my power.........

love

don in ks

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Hello SuziQI know you meen well but $25.00 is more than I can afford. I get $674.00 a month with 100 bucks coming right off the top for a doctor I have to have but medicaid does not have. That makes it $574.00 to pay utilitys, gas, food and other things for as basic of a life as I can pull off. Coming up with 25 dollars once may be doable but not every single month, I am trying the best I can.On the alcohol every responce I got it was asumed I want to drink again...I will NEVER drink again and don't want to. The reason I asked was something made me go from liking the taste and smell of it to getting deathly ill from just the smell or taste overnight. If I knew why it could be a clue to maybe fixing another problem. My whole body is in some sort of free for all with so many different things going wrong I lose track and all doctors can do is give me another pill that does nothing. I just want something fixed and I don't care what just

something or at least an answer why. I was just hoping someone was having same problem and could give me a clue as to why so I could take it to my doctor not the local bar.I want to thank you and everyone for trying to help, My brain functons is becoming a new addition to my vast assortmant of unexplainable problems so I am sure I am not explaining things right.Hope is very hard to come by these days and just wanted someTake care and thanks again for caring.Butch