I don't want to be the one to shit on this parade and if ANY of you remind me in the future that I ever defended a DUmp monkey post I'll contact the United Nations and have them send you a strongly worded letter DEMANDING you stop!
My father was stricken with RA at the age of 25. Watching him grimace and moan in severe pain just to walk let along sit up, get out of bed, stand up from a chair, even move a fork from his plate to his mouth, get dressed and walk across the room was terrible.
He had both of his hips replaced twice, both knees replaced, both elbows repaired, every joint in his hands and fingers either fused or replaced, feet and toes operated on, or fused, and numerous calcium RA knots continuously removed from his arms throughout his life.
I would NEVER wish that shit on any one, even a DUmmy.
Apparently RA is where the immune system attacks the joints and it can be a grossly disfiguring mother****er. All of his fingers and toes were eventually bent at 90 degree angles from their normal directions. He could still hold his fishing rod and point a shotgun though...
Gawd the years of special shoes, braces, bandages from the latest surgery du jour, hands full of meds, bad moods, and treatments were a pain in the ass. A real impact on the whole family. Yet, he continued to hunt and fish through his mid-60's and WENT TO WORK EVERY-****ING-DAY!!
He was an engineer for AT&T, formerly Mountain Bell and he NEVER called in sick yet I would watch him limping out to his truck to head out to work for the 20 years that I lived at home and through 38 years until he retired.
Unlike a DUmmy, against all of those odds, he never failed to show up for work, always put grub on the table, drank heavily, and was a real S.O.B. to live with a LOT of the time. But, he manned up and did his job!
So **** the DUmmys anyway!
