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Here is the second response I got Dave.

Hi ,

Yah, that is too bad. I do have description of the end but it needs to be

read. I'm in serious debt as it is having gotten this far so I just didn't

have

the funds for that but certainly intend to for the film itself....J

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Well you have a point about suffering. Almost all people suffer about

something at some point in their life. Dealing with it seems to vary with

people.

Most of the people I worked with and for dealt with suffering, mostly

because of health reasons but other reasons also, but some never learned to

deal

with suffering. Some could never get over the grief of their loss, a couple

of them committed suicide even, but most would deal with their loss at some

point and move n

It's too bad you could not have done descriptive video with the movie. It

would mean a lot more to those of us who are blind (and not all diabetics

are

blind due to the diabetes, but were blind first and then became diabetic.).

Re: In response to your film

Hi ,

Well the point of the film isn't to dwell on suffering but rather to not

deny that suffering is as much a part of life as joy and that suffering

isn't an

all bad thing to be avoided. Rather, there's a lot to learn from suffering

and it can lead to growth.

I do think that if you had seen the visuals you'd have a different take of

the film. The visuals actually make it very inspiring and touching- most who

have watched it have had that reaction. I know there will be some who have

your reaction to the clip and it is meant to be thought provoking. the

statement

by woman w/ Chronic Fatigue (that she's glad it happened to her) is

obviously very shocking. The film will go into more so you'll get better

understanding

of where she is coming from but the point isn't that we should dwell in

suffering but rather that suffering is a natural part of life for people

with and

without diabetes and that in the West, we tend to run away from suffering

and shun people (like with chronic illnesses) who are dealing w/ suffering

but

that suffering is not just a bad thing but also facilitates growth and can

lead to us developing in ways we wouldn't otherwise. So instead of seeing

something

like diabetes as simply a tragedy, if we have a different view of suffering,

we can have a different view of our diabetes. Funding will determine where

film gets shown so spread the word! Thanks for writing....

Dear Dr. Bernstein,

I listened to your short film.

I am interested in hearing (as I am blind) the rest of it as what is on this

film seems to dwell more on suffering than on dealing with the disease. I

have been diabetic since the age of 22 months. I will be 66 in November. I

guess you could say I have suffered not only from consequences of all the

years of diabetes, but from my other personal problems either I have

experienced or my children have experienced. But I have never dwelt on

" suffering " .

I was taught by my mother and learned that life is what it is and you deal

with it or it is no good. As I prefer to think of life as " good " despite

some

the awful things that happen, I have never let myself feel more than

momentarily sorry for myself i.e. When I went blind. My kidneys are not

okay, but

are hanging in their; I have heart problems, but deal with it.

As a former R.N., I know my life expectancy is not as good as it for

non-diabetics, but for the most part I have and still do enjoy my life. In

fact, the

docs at The Cleveland Clinic told my mother in 1944 that I would probably

not live to be 30. I especially enjoy teaching new diabetics at The Braille

Institute in L.A. about how to manage their diabetes. I went back to work

after becoming blind and taught newly blind people (for various reasons) how

to be as independent as possible.

So frankly, I think it is pointless to sit around and brood about

" suffering " . Instead of suffering, do something about it!

I hope at some point your film will be shown somewhere around L.A. so I can

see the whole thing. Life is what life is and either you deal with it or

not.

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Well, this certainly doesn't sound like a form response.

Dave

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Re: In response to your film

Hi ,

Well the point of the film isn't to dwell on suffering but rather to not

deny that suffering is as much a part of life as joy and that suffering

isn't an

all bad thing to be avoided. Rather, there's a lot to learn from suffering

and it can lead to growth.

I do think that if you had seen the visuals you'd have a different take of

the film. The visuals actually make it very inspiring and touching- most who

have watched it have had that reaction. I know there will be some who have

your reaction to the clip and it is meant to be thought provoking. the

statement

by woman w/ Chronic Fatigue (that she's glad it happened to her) is

obviously very shocking. The film will go into more so you'll get better

understanding

of where she is coming from but the point isn't that we should dwell in

suffering but rather that suffering is a natural part of life for people

with and

without diabetes and that in the West, we tend to run away from suffering

and shun people (like with chronic illnesses) who are dealing w/ suffering

but

that suffering is not just a bad thing but also facilitates growth and can

lead to us developing in ways we wouldn't otherwise. So instead of seeing

something

like diabetes as simply a tragedy, if we have a different view of suffering,

we can have a different view of our diabetes. Funding will determine where

film gets shown so spread the word! Thanks for writing....

Dear Dr. Bernstein,

I listened to your short film.

I am interested in hearing (as I am blind) the rest of it as what is on this

film seems to dwell more on suffering than on dealing with the disease. I

have been diabetic since the age of 22 months. I will be 66 in November. I

guess you could say I have suffered not only from consequences of all the

years of diabetes, but from my other personal problems either I have

experienced or my children have experienced. But I have never dwelt on

" suffering " .

I was taught by my mother and learned that life is what it is and you deal

with it or it is no good. As I prefer to think of life as " good " despite

some

the awful things that happen, I have never let myself feel more than

momentarily sorry for myself i.e. When I went blind. My kidneys are not

okay, but

are hanging in their; I have heart problems, but deal with it.

As a former R.N., I know my life expectancy is not as good as it for

non-diabetics, but for the most part I have and still do enjoy my life. In

fact, the

docs at The Cleveland Clinic told my mother in 1944 that I would probably

not live to be 30. I especially enjoy teaching new diabetics at The Braille

Institute in L.A. about how to manage their diabetes. I went back to work

after becoming blind and taught newly blind people (for various reasons) how

to be as independent as possible.

So frankly, I think it is pointless to sit around and brood about

" suffering " . Instead of suffering, do something about it!

I hope at some point your film will be shown somewhere around L.A. so I can

see the whole thing. Life is what life is and either you deal with it or

not.

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