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It's a disease so why don't they fight?
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<blockquote data-quote="Kathy813" data-source="post: 534308" data-attributes="member: 1967"><p>I think it is very hard for those of us that don't have addictive personalities to understand how hard it is to fight addictions. InsaneCd was right that people with other diseases don't always fight to get better, either. My best friend died at the age of 49 after a ten year battle with diabetes. She was morbidly obese and was told that she had to lose weight to manage her diabetes but she just couldn't do it. She would drink cokes and then give herself an insulin shot to counteract the coke rather than skip the coke all together.</p><p></p><p>My friend ended up losing toes and the ability to walk due to sores that wouldn't heal on her feet. She finally ended up in a long-term hospital facility and died of a heart attack. I remember asking myself why she couldn't lose weight and eat right to save her life.</p><p></p><p>I was mad at her when she died. I know that sounds terrible but I just couldn't understand. I feel the same way about my difficult child at times. Why can't she just stop drinking? Why can't she see what she has lost due to her addictions?</p><p></p><p>~Kathy</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Kathy813, post: 534308, member: 1967"] I think it is very hard for those of us that don't have addictive personalities to understand how hard it is to fight addictions. InsaneCd was right that people with other diseases don't always fight to get better, either. My best friend died at the age of 49 after a ten year battle with diabetes. She was morbidly obese and was told that she had to lose weight to manage her diabetes but she just couldn't do it. She would drink cokes and then give herself an insulin shot to counteract the coke rather than skip the coke all together. My friend ended up losing toes and the ability to walk due to sores that wouldn't heal on her feet. She finally ended up in a long-term hospital facility and died of a heart attack. I remember asking myself why she couldn't lose weight and eat right to save her life. I was mad at her when she died. I know that sounds terrible but I just couldn't understand. I feel the same way about my difficult child at times. Why can't she just stop drinking? Why can't she see what she has lost due to her addictions? ~Kathy [/QUOTE]
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