Posted on 01/01/2015 1:07:49 PM PST by the scotsman
Another douce bag with bad teeth.
Or he could be hoping Obama appoints him Surgeon general.
My mother in law just passed, quietly, peacefully, with loved ones around her bedside, at an advanced age after a great life. THAT is the way to go.
You cant beat the classics, lol.
This Brit is telling you that’s nonsense.
Death when young is hard on the family no matter how it occurs. Death at 79 is not unexpected, again, no matter how it occurs.
He lives in London and is a no nonsense type of guy.
This guy must be on the Death Panel.
Rationalizing not paying for testing or treatment.
I think any disease that has an “end stage” be it cancer, ALS, MS, or other chronic illnesses are hard, and who could call one better than the rest.
I’ve watched friends die of cancer, my uncle died of ALS, both are awful.
This video made by CTV showed the true face of end stage MS that Annette Funicello endured.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGV7fyW82lM
It’s not a game of “illness poker” where one hand is better than the other...they’re all bad.
Post of the day.
Cancer delivers more reasons for funding of my ‘profession’, so make sure you don’t die of something quick - got that, SERF!
Make sure your affairs are in order...and that your loved ones know they are loved everyday.
A friend of my dad walked off of the dance floor several years ago and dropped dead of a heart attack. My dad was appalled.
The older I get, having seen loved ones and friends die of cancer and other disease, it doesn’t sound like a bad way to go to me.
As a result of my occupational *and* personal experiences I'd say that cancer is one of the *worst* ways to go.If I could choose I take a heart attack in my sleep.My next choice would be a heart attack while I'm awake.
Some smart people sure dont know when to shut up
... and then you get the parent who is in denial (saying they really didn’t have lung cancer- during 18 months of chemo) until just before becoming unconscious and never reawakening. I think it gave us all PTSD.
Cancer sucks no matter what.
Having just endured my husband’s stay in the hospital, let me tell you that it is important for any patient to have an advocate with you as much as possible even in the US. He wasn’t neglected, but the staffing was so tight that I did most of the basic care for him.
“Nelson Rockefeller??? I thought he died in bed with some hot...”
I heard it was on his desk in his office.
Ditto...My Dad too. Bone cancer 66 terrible, slow, thank God for modern pain meds.
No, he died inside Megan Marshak. The paramedics laughed for months about that.
My mom worked in geriatric care and she was always sad for people who died quickly without getting their affairs in order who saying their goodbyes. She fought cancer for 10 yrs and even though she suffered we all knew that time was short. I called her at least twice a day and we talked about everything under the sun. When she finally passed I knew that she was at peace and we had spent hours of each day loving each other.
I just had a good friend die in Nov after battling cancer for 14 yr. She was able to see her daughter marry this summer and her youngest son become a senior in high school. She was ready but I know she would not have given up one day of her horrible cancer to be away from her young family.
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