I think I’m addicted, Nostr.

Overall, I’m very fortunate, despite the fact my system has been essentially consuming itself for 30 years.

Here are the highly unlikely things allowing me to be alive:

1. Finding an article, while in a mental institution for not being able to sleep or think without drinking a lot of water, with a treatment (with severe side effects) for my condition 2)Just enough organic and cellular biology to kinda follow all the really cool science that ensued as Candidias fought a crippled immune system by integrating itself into my cells 3)Smart enough to try to duplicate the treatment using diet coke (yes, I know that sounds stupid, if I could change reality it would be a much cooler way)
2. Figured out a drug to help
3. Always stayed in shape exercising
4. The right job that let’s me excel
5. The right wife that does everything right and keeps me going to my limits.

I’ve been through a lot of weirdness, over the years. If you summed it all up, it’s… well, a lot. But, NO WHINING! 😉

Legs are real stiff and just ache all over. It’s a cool trick the candidiasis does. See, it attacks the cells early on but by going inside the cells. This apoptotifies the cells. Later, they get exposed to sugars and that reactivates the neatly wrapped (in the cell lining) fungus and it consumes the cell. But the rate is controlled, effectively by the Candidias as it controls sugar levels, pH and more.

I’m not exactly sure, but I think we’re in that consuming stage. Sure sounds like it from the way my legs feel.