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   Hi Sean,   
      
      
    RH> first couple of swallows vowed never to drink it again. Don't remember   
    RH> what the sweetener was but the combination of that and Dr. Pepper   
    RH> converted me to a life long Coke drinker.   
      
    SD> In the Army, we'd use regular Coke as a degreaser/cleaner for the   
    SD> engines in our vehicles ijn the motorpool.  Coke has so much   
    SD> phosphoric acid in it that i cleans wonderfuolly, rinsing it off   
    SD> leaves a nice clean object.   
      
   I know, I've heard about that too. But it won't stop me from drinking   
   the diet version.   
      
    RH> So far my kidneys seem to be doing well without cranberry juice. Had a   
      
    SD> Unfortunately, right now, my kidneys have rduced functionality after I   
    SD> was dignosed with renal tubular acidosis.  Once I get the insulin   
    SD> pump, I am hoping that I will regain my kidney function.   
      
   Hopefully you will get it soon, and that you can regain some function.   
   Hooked to a machine for several hours, several times a week does not   
   sound like fun.   
      
   We just lost a good friend of ours--former Navy, retired FDNY, had a   
   long list of health issues. He passed away on Tuesday, after having a   
   massive heart attack last week. Initially they thought he'd need   
   dialisis but his kidneys came back, then faded out, like the rest of his   
   body. At his visitation last night and service today, the funeral home   
   was packed tight with people. He was the one who made chicken piccota   
   for a lot of our Legion get togethers; after I made it for the first   
   time several months ago, I told him and got a "good for you!". I'll   
   never make it again without thinking of him.   
      
   ---   
   Catch you later,   
   Ruth   
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