Day 17 and my fund-raising has stalled. Watch out for a special offer coming soon for all you folks that are hanging back!
Thanks to those that have donated already - you rock and I hope you're getting some value from my online ramblings.
Today's post is a rather personal one.
In the meantime, thanks again to all who have donated so far.
Day | Monday 17th July |
|---|---|
Days without alcohol | 32 |
Funds raised | $2,753.50 unchanged |
Badges earned | 2 weeks Dry |
I'm feeling | What I'm feeling |
Ancient history
When I was a kid, a condition we knew as jaundice swept through the house. We were a family of six kids and around half of us got it. It's called jaundice because of the yellowing of the eyes and skin, but we know it better today as Hepatitis. My dose was Hep-A and I know that because over 50 years later I still carry the antibodies.
That was a time - now long consigned to ancient history - when the family doctor would visit you in the home. I vividly remember getting a stern lecture from Dr Brooks about hand washing especially after using the toilet, which led to me having a Howard Hughes-esque obsession about clean hands ever since - which was a pretty handy habit to have when Covid struck.
Southern comfort
I'm pretty sure that habit helped me steer clear of Covid for three years, but eventually it caught up with me two days after I had a high-Chardonnay night out in Christchurch. Those of you that bought drinks for me that night - you know who you are - thanks a lot!
Covid hit me harder that I expected, and when I had recovered, or at least got back to work - I found that I had many of the symptoms which reminded me of Hep-A.
Happily ignoring this I found myself again in a situation of having a bit of a night out, except this time I only had a couple of drinks and found that I was exhausted.
I won't go into detail and there is quite likely another explanation, but Covid is known to mess with the liver a bit, so I'm not taking any chances.
And of course, alcohol is notorious for affecting the liver, in the worst cases - you guessed it - causing liver cancer.
So that's my 17th and very personal reason for doing Dry July. If there is any liver damage it will probably repair itself if I give it a decent break.
And of course it's for a great cause that you can support by donating here.
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