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Farewell to Pi2 (aka Xanadu).... R.I.P.
He was definitely one of my favorites. He drove me crazy... he made me laugh... and gave me plenty of "ammunition" to fire back at him, (which he usually took well and with a click of the "like" button). His constant bashing of the U.S. had me pounding the hell out of my keyboard ... his perspective and observations always gave me pause to contemplate (even when they were so exaggerated as to loose credence) ... and I'll miss his UNIQUE style of writing and expressing himself. There will be no more "Talk Like a Pi-Rate Day". I am truly sorry to never have met him.
yes, it is contagious but not as much as you may think. one of my aunts had (has?) TB and her husband and kids never got infected.
on the other hand in the world roughly one person every second is infected with tuberculosis bacteria...
it is making a come back for variety of reasons and in the states or europe mainly develops in people with HIV, old, sick or those with otherwise compromised immunity. and there are more strands that are immune to treatment, partly due to mutations and partly due to the fact that many people never finish their course of antibiotics, which can take even two years to complete.
in any case, quite ironic really. pi wanted to live the life as it was a hundred years ago and he was killed by the disease that a century ago claimed more lives than any other illness...
It seemed to me that he enjoyed living simply, and in the end it seems that's what matters most--living in a way you enjoy. Perhaps his focus on eating healthy was also able to extend his life. I doubt that he changed who he was because he was sick, why would he?
I respect him, for even though he must have known that he had terminal illness' for quit a while,, he never played the "Sympathy Card"!
He wanted people to respond to his postings, NOT his illness'!
He is no doubt smiling to himself as he reads this thread.
"Here's To YOU !!!, "PI2"!
Tom
He wanted people to respond to his postings, NOT his illness'!
He is no doubt smiling to himself as he reads this thread.
"Here's To YOU !!!, "PI2"!
Tom
according to
WHO | Tuberculosis
About one-third of the world's population has latent TB, which means people have been infected by TB bacteria but are not (yet) ill with disease and cannot transmit the disease.
People infected with TB bacteria have a lifetime risk of falling ill with TB of 10%. However persons with compromised immune systems, such as people living with HIV, malnutrition or diabetes, or people who use tobacco, have a much higher risk of falling ill.
If he had cancer, his immune system was more than likely a toast. And if he had been ever infected by TB bacteria in his lifetime (as 1/3 of the world population has been), the virus may have been dormant inside him and only started to emerge once his immune system was compromised. This article makes logical connection between the cancer and TB.
Maybe it's just me, BUT, would it not be more appropriate to just post our condolences, and leave the speculations about what, why, and how, he passed out of our posts?
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Think Yappy..... Yappy Yappy Doo...
Seaweed, solar, save the earth, watts per day, aluminum foil and sun for cooking......
He was either way ahead of or way behind his time
Seaweed, solar, save the earth, watts per day, aluminum foil and sun for cooking......
He was either way ahead of or way behind his time
This is a long time coming but I just found out and wanted to leave my condolences. I liked the guy and his posts. He had a way of expressing himself that was unique. Take care buddy!!!