Its gotta suck when u were a Marine, a wrangler, a stuntman, and an actor who had A-list celebs as best friends and all you're remembered for is ... diabeetus.
One of my pet peeves…people who wrongly made fun of him for his pronunciation of “diabetes”. HE PRONOUNCED IT CORRECTLY. It’s correctly pronounced with a “tis” sound on the end. Find OLD videos about it and you’ll see. Only in “modern” times now people pronounce it with “ees” on the end and it has wrongly become the norm.
Wilford Brimley has passed away. May he live on through to the end of time through his movies, RU-vid poops, memes, family, and friends. Rest In Peace legend.
@@fruitypeebils Gotta disagree. Magic has HIV, yes. But he also had access to the best anti-virals money can buy and as he has aged...even better ones have came out which he has access to in order to help keep that horrific virus at bay and not develop full blown AIDS. Wilford isn't worth NEAR as much as Magic is...and there's only so much you can do for diabetes and given Wilford's age? His feat is far more impressive. Far more. At least to me. My wife has genetic diabetes and she's only 39. She has ALWAYS kept up on treatment and follows a strict diet yet she's still just had to have retina reattachment surgery due to it and one of her feet isn't doing so good. Wilford is a damn miracle.
My grandpa on my dad side did pass away from eventually complications of diabetes and maybe also loneliness since his wife, my grandma, went before him maybe 6 or 7 years prior.
He is actually pronouncing it correctly. One of my pet peeves…people who wrongly made fun of him for his pronunciation of “diabetes”. HE PRONOUNCED IT CORRECTLY. It’s correctly pronounced with a “tis” sound on the end. Find OLD videos about it and you’ll see. Only in “modern” times now people pronounce it with “ees” on the end and it has wrongly become the norm.
The source of countless YTPs across the internet. It may not be the legacy he would have liked to be remembered by, but damn does this man have a legacy. Miss ya, Wilford.
Between his bouts of diabeetus, Wilford has contracted colon cancer, diverticulitis, syphilis, black plague and the gout, but Wilford will always remember will always hold his fondest memories for his first love, diabeetus.
@@wulfbak You people are sick in the head. Making fun and joking around about other peoples sufferings? Why are you like this. Why are all your friends like this and the whole world. Mainly people of age 35 and below. You people are narcisistic sociopaths. Get right with God. The end is near.
@@isaiakrozell2409 Little known fact, teh beetus was once thought to be caused by poor diet, but in fact we known now that a winged avian creature called "Teh Beetus Bird" causes teh beetus. You must be careful and go out with special Beetus Bird repellant when the creature is in mating season.
I'm Wilford Brimley, and I'd like to talk to you for a few minutes about diabeetus. Actually, about diabeetus and how its affected me in my life. I'll start when I was first diagnosed. I, uh, I was scared to death, I was experiencing symptoms that were strange and, uh, unfamiliar to me. For example: I had an unquenchable thirst, my tongue felt like a horseshoe rasp, I was losing my vision, I was losing my energy, uh, I was getting up every fifteen or twenty minutes all through the night, uh, so I wasn't getting any rest and as a result of all these things; I lost all my energy. And I was, uh, I was scared. A man doesn't like to admit he was scared, but I truly was. I wasn't afraid to die. I knew that was coming to all of us. But, what I was afraid of was that I might have to live a long time feeling like I felt, and I really wasn't interested in that. So finally at the urging of my family, uh, the ones who love me the most, uh, I went to see a doctor and he explained things to me in a language that I understood, uh, and I think the most important thing he said to me was: "Wilford, if you want to get better I'm gonna give you a few things to do and the more attention you pay to these things and the more diligent you are the fast you'll get better and the better you'll feel." And ladies and gentleman, that's exactly the way it's been. Through the years the closer I paid attention to the instructions of my doctor the better I feel. Now I'm not perfect, and I've slipped up, and I've eaten ice cream and apple pie, and I've done things I shouldn't do. But I wanna tell ya, when I don't eat apple pie and I don't eat ice cream and I eat the foods I'm supposed to eat and I do my exercises and I take my medicine and I DO the procedures I was instructed to do, I do feel better. I would encourage all of you to find a doctor that you trust and understand. I'm not doing it without help, I'm surrounded by people who love me, who care for me, and who want me to feel better. Now, one of the things I've learned to do is, uh, laugh at myself, kind of loosen up, kinda relax about the whole thing. Y'know, having type two adult onset diabeetus is not the worst thing in the world, uh, y'know, uh, people do learn to live with this and along the trail you're gonna find some things that ya ought be, heh, oughta be laughin at. So I would encourage ya loosen up. There's a line in a song, uh: "Forget your troubles, come on, get happy, laugh all your cares away." Y'know, it's not a bad idea every once in a while. Uh, I guess at this point, uh, I wanna tell you about an affiliation I formed along the way, along my path of recovery if you will. I was very, very, fortunate to be, uh, engaged by a company, Liberty Medical, and myself and my best friend and partner, Dick Richards, have over the years been able to help produce... commercials or ads or endorsments, whatever the name you wanna give them, and in doing so we put out some information that's invaluable to, uh, diabetics. Liberty Medical is a company that's staffed with people that are willing to talk to you about your situation, that are willing to help you, uh, in your dilemma, and it is a dilemma ladies and gentlemen. When you're first diagnosed you'll have a myriad of questions and what we will do is... help you find solutions to these problems: answers to these questions. I like to say, we will, we will, help you go where we have been and, uh, in doing so you'll find that life has, uh, uh, some wonderful things to offer you. There are so many new ways for you to treat your diabeetus. There are people, more people qualified today to help you and give you accurate and valid information than there were thirty years ago: the comparison is unreal. In closing, I would simply like to say to you, uh, do the best you can with what ya got and be thankful that you're in no worse shape than you are and if you'll obey these simple rules and do these simple things, I promise ya: you'll feel better! See if I'm not right! Thanks for your time. Have a good day. Rest in Peace you wonderful man.
Wilford Brimley lived in my hometown. My dad was the manager of a local theater where Wilford would have plays and have friends of his perform. I sat and talked to him for a long while, and he just wanted to know how my degree was coming along, and about my art. He was a cool dude.
For those that don't know, Wilford Brimley passed away today. He is currently dialing the Liberty Medical hotline in the sky. He passed away from an unspecified kidney ailment. Kidney damage is a common complication of diabeetus. Damn you, Diabeetus! DAMN YOU!!!
Rest In Peace Mr. Brimley. You provided the internet with hilarious (if a bit unintentional) entertainment. And you also left a decent impact on the movie world as well. You will be missed.
He actually is pronouncing it correctly. One of my pet peeves…people who wrongly made fun of him for his pronunciation of “diabetes”. HE PRONOUNCED IT CORRECTLY. It’s correctly pronounced with a “tis” sound on the end. Find OLD videos about it and you’ll see. Only in “modern” times now people pronounce it with “ees” on the end and it has wrongly become the norm.
I'm Wilford Brimley and I have Diabetes. It hurts me to pee and causes me to be short with my family. I can't sleep at night. The other day I stubbed my two and took it out on the dog. And two weeks ago I ran out of vanilla ice cream and struck my wife. Then I found out my wife has been dead for six years...who the hell did I hit??
His almost permanently grumpy face is ace, and DIABEETUS has with no doubt left its mark on the internet culture. Nonetheless, this video is inspirational. Like he said, "people learn how to live with this", it's inspiring in the meaning that if you're going through a difficult situation you'll be able to overcome it.
Despite the meme this is one of the deepest videos I've seen. This is the first time I've actually watched this. Diabetes aint no joke and can be devestating to those that dont take care of it. RIP Wilford. I know I'm late to the party. But your voice is forever engrained into our hearts. Goodbye diabeetus man. Rest well.
I've been a diabetic since I was only 1 in a half years old. Life has been a hard nightmare for both me and my parents. I felt the same way Wilford has been feeling. Things were scary. I hated the low blood sugar, and I forced myself to stay high until I was home. But now I'm getting better at it. I'm keeping my levels a bit lower, and following the advice from my parents and doctors. Again, having diabetes is a sad nightmare...... I know 101%, no one likes being diabetics.
