When it's time to go...

MountainDon · June 13, 2008, 09:00:16 PM

My Aunt Rose died this week. She was 95. Her eyesight was failing and she had been having mobility problems due to poor circulation in her legs. She still lived in her own house with an assist from Meals On Wheels and a few younger friends. Everyone knew she had a DNR (do not resuscitate) order in place.

Monday she went to the doctor about her circulatory problems. The doctor, Rose and her escort friend were sitting in the doctors office. The doctor said she was doing well enough all things considered. He asked her if she'd like to try an Rx that might help with the circulation. She said why not. So the doctor turned to his desk to write the Rx. There was a thud, Rose's friend (a nurse) exclaimed, 'Doctor, I think Rose just died!'

And she had. Just like that. I think that's a fine way to go.

glenn kangiser · June 13, 2008, 09:33:59 PM

Save one of those for me.

June 13, 2008, 10:04:26 PM

That is my kind of departure if I am lucky. But not real soon.

glenn kangiser · June 13, 2008, 10:59:36 PM

Yeah - no need to get in a rush.

I remember the guy who said, I want to go like my grandfather did.....in his sleep.

Not screaming and crying like the people in the back seat of his car..

Willy · June 14, 2008, 12:44:33 AM

Dealing with over 45 kidney stones in the last few days her way seems like a better way then what I am dealing with right now. It sure has a way of pissing you off after a while!! Mark

June 14, 2008, 12:53:44 AM

You trying for a necklace, Mark? Ouch - that's gotta hurt.

Redoverfarm · June 14, 2008, 07:30:21 AM

Not really sure of the authenticity of the information but once heard that areas with a high limestone contributed to stones. I once lived in the panhandle near Harpers Ferry. This is Limestone country and an abundance of underground water. So most of the wells had a high calcium content an there was a lot of people that had stones.

n74tg · June 14, 2008, 08:40:06 AM

It's been known for awhile, that high calcium content in the diet is not the main cause of kidney stones. There is a fair amount of medical evidence that it's an insufficiency of calcium (and dehydration) that causes them.

I had a stone once. The urologist said to cut back on calcium, but my calcium intake was almost zero. I didn't drink milk and apart from a little cheese (a very little) there just wasn't any calcium in my diet. Now, I was running a lot (marathon training) and low grade dehydration probably was a causal factor; and over the long term period of that low grade dehydration I expect a stone was born.

I mentioned the lack of calcium in my diet and the doc said, oh well, then it was probably an oxalate stone. But, of course he had already discarded the stone (after removal), so it wasn't available for him to take a closer look to identify it.

For my money, it's mostly about dehydration.

Willy · June 14, 2008, 12:08:55 PM

Quote from: n74tg on June 14, 2008, 08:40:06 AM
It's been known for awhile, that high calcium content in the diet is not the main cause of kidney stones. There is a fair amount of medical evidence that it's an insufficiency of calcium (and dehydration) that causes them.

I had a stone once. The urologist said to cut back on calcium, but my calcium intake was almost zero. I didn't drink milk and apart from a little cheese (a very little) there just wasn't any calcium in my diet. Now, I was running a lot (marathon training) and low grade dehydration probably was a causal factor; and over the long term period of that low grade dehydration I expect a stone was born.

I mentioned the lack of calcium in my diet and the doc said, oh well, then it was probably an oxalate stone. But, of course he had already discarded the stone (after removal), so it wasn't available for him to take a closer look to identify it.

For my money, it's mostly about dehydration.

I think your right on this. I also never drink milk, no vitamins to speak of, very little water and lots of coffie and salt in my diet. We have a well with high mineral content too but my wife and daughter also drinks the water with out any problems? I am saving the stones to be tested and go back on the 19th of June for this check up. They busted them up into grains of sand up to 1/8" in size except for a big one that seems to be stuck at this point. The pain pills seem to numb the passing of them a little but you know when they come out and the big ones realy hurt!! With out pain meds I probley would have called it quits by now dealing with them. Mark

June 14, 2008, 06:33:31 PM

Well, if we only got our salt intake from licking rocks we probably wouldn't have the same health problems we do now.

("we" to be taken as a society in general).

peternap · June 14, 2008, 06:39:46 PM

Quote from: MountainDon on June 14, 2008, 06:33:31 PM
Well, if we only got our salt intake from licking rocks we probably wouldn't have the same health problems we do now.

("we" to be taken as a society in general).

NM_Shooter · June 17, 2008, 09:33:51 AM

Hi Don, My regrets for Rose. Seems like a good way to end; my dad died from an aneurysm after a good day of fishing and seemed to have no pain. Sure are a lot of worse ways to go.

It was nice that Rose was able to spend her last days at home too. I pray that God keeps her close.

Regards,

-f-