THE FOUNTAIN OF LIFE
J ennifer, my cousin, was with us last night. We were at a family function in Thane. Jeninfer’s mom was my dad’s sister. And we were discussing, among many things, the problem called: Diabetes. Jennifer’s mom, my aunt, had to suffer for many years due to diabetes. Three other sisters of my dad, too, had to go through it. Dad’s mom, my grand ma, too, succumbed to this ailment. What I found interesting was: Jennifer’s father’s brothers – almost all of them – lived a very healthy and prolonged life. One of them died at 98, another at 93… and one at 91. All of them, Jennifer informed us, remained quite active and alert till the end. “There should be something meaningful in life... Something to look forward to, each morning,” Jennifer said. “When this zest goes, there is no reason to live. Death comes.” Both my wife and I agreed. Diabetes runs into my wife’s family too. My wife got it when she was 30. So, we know what it is and why ‘learning to living with diabetes’ is so important...