Reed sent me an email last night. Russ passed away at 9:45 last night. anyone needing his address or email private message me. Tom is with him atm. Services and burial will be in Lexington MA.
Iām so sorry to hear that. We really depend on those around us for support and I worry that leaves Reed alone. Iāll have Reed in my thoughts.
@MarieB thank you so much for letting me know about Russā passing, as I had not seen this news until today. What terribly sad news. Iāve sent @SEAGATOR1 a personal message, since it doesnāt look like heās been visiting this thread. It makes me really sad that the platform migration occurred just before Russā passing, and Reed is not comfortable enough with the new platform to find the support here that he would have on our old, familiar site 
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I have not been here & am sorry to hear about Russ. I hope Reed is doing well. I have been very busy with my Mom & my own health issues to try to keep up with this new site. I miss the old one. So I hope my old friends here are well. Have reconnected with many of you on FB.
Right now Iāve been struggling thru botched cataract surgery & laser surgery. My vision in my left eye is poor. trying to work my way thru it all. Hello to my remaining friends here. Stay well. 
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oh gee @Joanne3, I am really sorry to hear about your eyes. sending prayers your way. I was just recently reading about PWDs being much more likely to get cataracts and it crossed my mind that I will probably need this surgery sometime in the future and thinking that I could not recall knowing anyone who had a problem with it. Was the laser a diabetic related thing, or something else? I have had that, and I know itās no fun at all.
btw Reed has a new personal email, I just got a note to that effect over the weekend, let me know if any of you guys would like it.
Hello Marie,
Hope youāre doing well. I have not been here for quite a while. My life is quite crazy right now. Besides the vision issues that have continued ā¦ & no , none of it was Diabetes related. Very frustrating & making it hard to do my job. But Had a a multitude of dental issues. Bone grafts upper & lower jaw, implants etc. The whole process takes over a year & is costly but had a severe infection that required continuous antibiotic therapy & that just didnāt work out anymore. Waiting for the bone grafts to heal before the implants get done.
My Mother began to decline in health last November. Was in & out of the Hospital from a DVT (Deep vein Thrombosis) in her leg with cellulitis, a Fall with a fractured hand requiring surgery & pins to repair. 2 falls between Christmas & New Year with a heart attack & ending up with 2 hospitalizations with Congestive Heart Failure. After the falls I closed up her apartment while she was hospitalized. Went to Rehab after & came to live with me at the end of January. Has been with me since except a hospitalization for CHF end of April. Sheāll be 94 this month. Has lost 35 lbs since last fall & is very weak.
Having her home with me is good but also difficult. She cannot go up & down the steps except to go to an appt. So I take meals up to her room all the time. Now her appetite has gotten bad. Itās just a downhill spiral. Still working to pay off my dental bills, then hoping to retire.
Has been difficult to get to see my kids as much as I used to.
If you want to email me directly you can at Jgst516@cs.com
Let me know how Reed is. I keep up with past members/friends on Facebook
Take care, stay well.
Joanne
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Hi Marie,
Got an email from tudiabetes. Havenāt been here for a while. Last I wrote I had my Mom at home w2me & she was very sick. She passed away last summer.
This February I was diagnosed with Breast Cancer. Going through 20 weeks of Chemotherapy followed my a mastectomy a few weeks later. Just trying to get it all done & be healed enough to enjoy my son Peteās wedding September 30th. But this has been a difficult journey. Hope you are well. I keep in touch with many diabetic friends on Facebook. God bless !
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