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[–] [email protected] 19 points 4 months ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 11 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Maybe their grandparents had diabetes? Wounds on the foot can get infected and not heal due to lack of circulation, resulting in necrosis, amputation, and sometimes death.

It might have been a joke but my cursed medical knowledge just fell out of my brain and maybe ruined it. Sorry.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (2 children)

Bingo. 1/2 my native family I know get taken out by ingrown toenails.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 months ago

Well. Damn. My condolences, friendo. :(

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

I'm truly sorry to hear that. That sort of chronic issue is incredibly painful, especially when it ends with necrosis and death.

I hope you and your loved ones have good health and live long happy lives.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Indeed, what the friggin fuck?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 months ago (1 children)

It's literal. Diabetes and ingrown toenails make for amputations which make for slow deaths.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

Ok but that reasoning is not far removed from saying “they died of being born”