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 Do you know what ambulatory life support is? Read the 

 words....life support. Which means supporting life. Living

  life with a machine every night or 3 times a week. Or even 

 hemodialysis. Life support 3 
times a  week. I've done this for over 3 years. The future is 

 daunting 

 sometimes when I think about it. Most times I don't think 

 about it. Today I am.

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