Health - Living with Diabetes
Carlos Raposa, right, bums a cigarette from Richard Sterne who he ran into on his way to meed his father at the club. Like Carlos, Mr. Sterne has also lost both of his legs due to diabetes. Carlos Raposa, 49, has lost both of his lower legs because of diabetes and struggles to deal with the commitment of getting dialysis for 3 hours 3 times a week. As his condition has worstened over the years Carlos has had greater difficulty dealing with his condition. Increasingly, Carlos has fallen greater into depression and has turned to smoking and drinking to deal with it. What used to be monthly visits to the hospital has turned into weekly excursions with ever longer stays in hospital. Family members have become ever more worried about Carlos' drop in weight and his inability to move on his own any longer. For someone who was an athletic figure, Carlos has become a shadow of his former self.
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