"Atom Bomb, Charles Manson, Hepatitis C"
Carnac the Magnificent says as he holds the envelope to the side of his head.
He lowers the envelope, carefully tears the envelope open at one end, blows into the envelope and removes the piece of paper nestled inside. He reads the following:
"What are 3 things that will kill you deader than hell?"
Dateline: 1971, Orlando Naval Training Center. Company 071. I was a Squad Leader. It was my responsibility to make sure my squad met all required appointments... including inoculations.
Now you have to remember, this was at the height of that nasty little war, the Vietnam Conflict, which was born from the Gulf of Tonkin Incident, a false flag incident initiated by our Gubmint. Soldiers and Sailors were considered nothing more than fodder for a meat wall.
But alas... I digress.
Ah... the Gubmint... thoughtful people. They used the shotgun inoculation type thingy. It looked something like this...
Here's how it works... you're the first person in line... you're fairly
safe, depending on the efficiency of the sailor in charge of sterilization of
the "gun.” However, if you are anywhere past the first person, you are subject to any blood born disease from every person before you.
Let me stop here and tell you a little story about my experience with the "Shot" gun method of inoculations.
Half way through boot camp, my entire Company was taken down to Sick Bay after it was announced that we had all been exposed to Contagious Hepatitis. It had not been identified as Hepatitis C yet.... just contagious Hepatitis.
After receiving a HUGE shot of something in my posterior (I could have said ass, but I'm not the kind of person to just throw out random four letter words.. I know...ass is a three letter word) we were dismissed, and it was never mentioned again.
My teens and twenties happened to fall in the 60's and 70's. It was a great time to be alive. The whole world changed. Did I experiment with Street Pharmacology? Why yes I did. Did I smoke shit? Yes I did. Did I put shit up my nose? Yes I did. Did I ever use a needle? Fuck no. Wait; let me rephrase that, FUCK NO!!!! I was young, and made stupid mistakes... but stick a needle in my arm? NO... FUCKING... WAY.
Ten years later, 1981, I came home from work, felt like total shit. I was tired, more tired than I should be. My pelvic affiliate at the time said, "You look like shit.” (I'm paraphrasing here... poetic license if you will). Of course I thanked her (at least I think I did... I'm pretty sure anyway). Off to the doctor I went. After relieving me of 3 or 4 gallons of blood, the results came back. The diagnosis was Hepatitis C.
Thirty-eight years later, 2009, I started Interferon treatment for Hep C. Forty-eight weeks of self-injected Interferon and a shit load of pills. Forty-eight weeks of pure fucking hell. My viral count went down so low, it was undetectable. Two months after the end of the treatment, my viral count went up higher than it was before the treatment.
Forty-two years later, 2013 I was diagnosed with Liver Cancer. Three tumors and the biggest one was 4.8 cm. My options are as follows: Option 1, get a new liver... a liver transplant and live another 15 or 20 years. Option 2, die. Because of the size of the biggest tumor, they said I would have about 5 years max... then its Tango Uniform... TU... Tits UP... in other words, a dirt nap. I’ve considered both options.
Forty-three years later, 2014 I am on the transplant list. I’ve been off and on the list since January, 2014. I’m hoping to actually get the transplant sometime in September or October... but it could be next year before it happens or even the year after that.
Let me stop here and tell you a little story about my experience with the "Shot" gun method of inoculations.
Half way through boot camp, my entire Company was taken down to Sick Bay after it was announced that we had all been exposed to Contagious Hepatitis. It had not been identified as Hepatitis C yet.... just contagious Hepatitis.
After receiving a HUGE shot of something in my posterior (I could have said ass, but I'm not the kind of person to just throw out random four letter words.. I know...ass is a three letter word) we were dismissed, and it was never mentioned again.
My teens and twenties happened to fall in the 60's and 70's. It was a great time to be alive. The whole world changed. Did I experiment with Street Pharmacology? Why yes I did. Did I smoke shit? Yes I did. Did I put shit up my nose? Yes I did. Did I ever use a needle? Fuck no. Wait; let me rephrase that, FUCK NO!!!! I was young, and made stupid mistakes... but stick a needle in my arm? NO... FUCKING... WAY.
Ten years later, 1981, I came home from work, felt like total shit. I was tired, more tired than I should be. My pelvic affiliate at the time said, "You look like shit.” (I'm paraphrasing here... poetic license if you will). Of course I thanked her (at least I think I did... I'm pretty sure anyway). Off to the doctor I went. After relieving me of 3 or 4 gallons of blood, the results came back. The diagnosis was Hepatitis C.
Thirty-eight years later, 2009, I started Interferon treatment for Hep C. Forty-eight weeks of self-injected Interferon and a shit load of pills. Forty-eight weeks of pure fucking hell. My viral count went down so low, it was undetectable. Two months after the end of the treatment, my viral count went up higher than it was before the treatment.
Forty-two years later, 2013 I was diagnosed with Liver Cancer. Three tumors and the biggest one was 4.8 cm. My options are as follows: Option 1, get a new liver... a liver transplant and live another 15 or 20 years. Option 2, die. Because of the size of the biggest tumor, they said I would have about 5 years max... then its Tango Uniform... TU... Tits UP... in other words, a dirt nap. I’ve considered both options.
Forty-three years later, 2014 I am on the transplant list. I’ve been off and on the list since January, 2014. I’m hoping to actually get the transplant sometime in September or October... but it could be next year before it happens or even the year after that.
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OK America... that is all...
♫NWM♫
OK America... that is all...
♫NWM♫
