Body Talk

"What are you up to today young lady," he asked.
"I'm on the way to the library," I said.
"I used to love to read. Now I get headaches when I wear glasses. You know that piece of aluminum that's behind the eye, well mine came off. Now I'm blind in my right eye," he said. "Don't ever get the sugar. Everyone in my family had it. My father died of it. My brother got rid of it. I don't know how he did it. The button that regulates insulin got stuck 'on' when my brother was treated for cancer," the man said pointing to his ribs. "Now he doesn't have it anymore."