On May 8, 2017, the diabetes community
lost one of it icons. David Mendosa was a writer about diabetes and
maintained a positive attitude while doing it. David had many
followers around the world that thanked him for many of his articles.
They made this known as his health was declining.
On Tuesday, April 4, a CT scan at Good
Samaritan Hospital in Lafayette, Colorado (near his home in Boulder)
showed that he had liver cancer.
Later that day, the hospital took a
biopsy, and the results came back on Thursday, April 6. The results
of the biopsy showed that David had angiosarcoma of the liver, a rare
form of sarcoma, and it is incurable.
David's attitude was from the beginning
and remained absolutely normal. David is a Buddhist and this has
given him compassion for himself and has taught him not to deny
reality.
David decided to forgo chemo and accept
the normal course completely. David reported that on April 28, he
started to have falls and was getting weaker. He was also having
help with putting up the daily journal entries and several of his
friends were helping him.
For me, I have lost a valuable friend
that helped me in many ways – from diabetes to writing about
diabetes. He also introduced me to others that became important to
me.
Rest in peace David, until we meet
again.
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