Yeah, you do get used to things - my mom had cancer for years before it killed her, and both she and the family sort of accepted it - though I managed to convince myself she didn't have it at all...
Larry - sorry to be nosey - but what is the disease your sister has?
I had a highly acid stomach myself for many years - lucky not to get ulcers - but eventually it was diagnosed as being caused by a non-viral infection that causes high acidity. I had a course of triple antibiotic to kill it off and have had no problem from it since.
I still get acid stomach from time to time, but that is caused by eating the wrong things!
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