ISBN: 0-88739-390-X
182 pp.
Size: 6 x 9
Pub Date: 01/2003
Paperback Original
Price: $14.95
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As Sweet As It Gets: A Diabetic's Story
Robert W. Thompson, Jr.
As Sweet As It Gets: A Diabetic's Story, begins with the author's onset of diabetes at age eighteen and chronicles the ever-present effects of the condition on ordinary life experiences. Realistic and thought-provoking, this first-person account expresses the emotional and mental effects of the disease, which has impacted every aspect of the author's existence for over 30 years.
RObert W. Thompson, Jr. shares his interpersonal relationships, such as marriage and fatherhood, and the premature death of four individuals: a brother killed in a car accident at age 22, a cousin who suffered from schizophrenia and died at 34, a close friend who succumbed to emphysema, and a former roommate who died during aliver transplant operation. Given their own set of obstacles, their choices, and life experiences, readers can relate to Thompson's story of endurance.
Tomorrow
I.
Tomorrow will be the best day of my life
Because I will make it so;
Tomorrow will be the best day of my life
Because I'll live it like my last;
Tomorrow will be the best day of my life
Because I'll know where I want to go;
Tomorrow will be the best day of my life
Because I'll see the present, not the past.
II.
Tomorrow will be the best day of my life
Because I'll be over you;
Tomorrow will be the best day of my life
Because I'll no longer fear myself;
Tomorrow will be the best day of my life
Because I'll stop saying "Me, too;"
Tomorrow will be the best day of my life
Because I'll take my old books off the shelf.
- Robert W. Thompson, Jr.
Bio: ROBERT W. THOMPSON, JR. has served as an Administrative Law Judge for the State of Colorado for nine years. He is also engaged in the practice of law as a solo practitioner, emphasizing criminal law, juvenile and family law, and employment law.
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