Posted by Lisa Simpson on October 13, 2000, at 12:06:47
In reply to Re: mark? Are you there? , posted by mark on October 13, 2000, at 11:05:56
Hi Mark!
When I think about it, my dad has always been a heavy drinker. And as an adult, when I visited home, we used to sit together and lay waste to a bottle or so of rum. And in fact, we did this the last time I went to visit him at Easter. So I think the real honest answer is, I like it. I greatly enjoy a strong drink or six, and can hide my intake pretty well, so no-one is normally aware when I've been drinking heavily. I'm also pretty good at hiding empty bottles. Sigh.
But you know I told you that I nearly died the Christmas before last from pneumonia/asthma attack while visiting Detroit? Well, I won't bore you with the gory details, but at the end they forcibly intubated me, and when I fought them to stop them, they gave me a paralysing shot, so I just collapsed, unable to even try and breathe for myself. I was on a ventilator fighting for my life for 48 hours, I was told. So when I eventually came home to the UK, I was scared out of my mind for the first few days, and when it was time to go to bed, I would sit downstairs and shake with fear, too scared to lie down in case I couldn't breathe again. So half a bottle of spirits would help me go to sleep eventually. So I've been drinking pretty heavily since then, really. A habit it's turning out to be difficult to break. Perhaps with some virtual help, I may have a chance!
Yes, I'm a great cat person! I have three Siamese - a chocolate point boy, a seal point boy and a very old and grouchy lilac tabby point girl. What are yours?
Lisa
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