I heard some sad news today, Kenneth Harman, another of the veterans that I once knew and photographed, way back in 2001 for my final assignment for my BA Honours degree course has passed away.
My sincere condolences to his wife, and all his family. I remember very clearly when I knocked at their bungalow's front door. They lived just round the corner from my eldest niece and her family.
The first thing Pearl (his wife) said to me was: "You look worn out," can I ask you some questions: "Do you get tired easily?, do you get thirsty and have to drink a lot of water?, do you have to get up during the night to go for a pee?" Come in and let me check your blood sugar levels. This she did (I think I was 13.4). She then explained to me that both her and her husband Kenneth were diabetic.
So that's how I was diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes. If it was not for Pearl doing my blood sugar levels and telling me to tell my GP what she had said, and found. I might have been waiting a long time before this was diagnosed and it could have made my health far worse.
Sadly another WWII veteran passes away, along with all his peers Kenneth was one of a Special Breed, the like of which we will perhaps never see again.
RIP Ken.
My sincere condolences to his wife, and all his family. I remember very clearly when I knocked at their bungalow's front door. They lived just round the corner from my eldest niece and her family.
The first thing Pearl (his wife) said to me was: "You look worn out," can I ask you some questions: "Do you get tired easily?, do you get thirsty and have to drink a lot of water?, do you have to get up during the night to go for a pee?" Come in and let me check your blood sugar levels. This she did (I think I was 13.4). She then explained to me that both her and her husband Kenneth were diabetic.
So that's how I was diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes. If it was not for Pearl doing my blood sugar levels and telling me to tell my GP what she had said, and found. I might have been waiting a long time before this was diagnosed and it could have made my health far worse.
Sadly another WWII veteran passes away, along with all his peers Kenneth was one of a Special Breed, the like of which we will perhaps never see again.
RIP Ken.
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