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Posted on 1/27/13 at 10:23 am to Merck
Arkansas' football program died right before my eyes
Posted on 1/27/13 at 10:37 am to dawg4lyfe
quote:where was this?
Close to it, I saw a drunk guy fall backwards out of the second story balcony when he was leaning out looking up. He is lucky to be alive, smashed the back of his head on solid concrete. Blood was everywhere
Posted on 1/27/13 at 10:55 am to Merck
Nope. But I've seen someone in a pull of blood on their death bed.
ETA: and my first time calling 911.
ETA: and my first time calling 911.
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Posted on 1/27/13 at 11:09 am to rantfan
Can't relate to that one. I'm so sorry.
Posted on 1/27/13 at 11:10 am to Merck
No I haven't but with both parents in their mid-70s I'm sure it's only a matter of time. Sorry for the situation you find yourself in. One of the things that sucks about getting older is having to go thru things like that with loved ones.
Posted on 1/27/13 at 11:12 am to thatguy1892
Similar experience here with my best friend from high school. He died from leukemia at a local hospital. I got passed by the staff flying down the hallway after he drew his last breath. Near miss.
Posted on 1/27/13 at 12:10 pm to TroyTider
I hear ya man. . It was leukemia for him as well. Fought it his entire life. Finally had to go to Minnesota for experimental treatment. Didn't get to spend the last 3 months with him. Passed away on the same day as the 07 LSU game. Not a good day for me and my friends. I was the one that had to contact everyone and tell the news. Put me in a bad place for a while. Blamed myself for a lot of things and almost destroyed myself because his last few months he was with us down here I had my head stuck up some girl's arse.
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Posted on 1/27/13 at 12:40 pm to Merck
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Merck
Sorry for what you are dealing with. My best to you and your family during this time. Prayers sent.
With that said, yes, I was privileged to be present when both of my parents passed away. It was awful to watch, but I'm so glad now I was there.
Best of luck to you and your family.
Posted on 1/27/13 at 1:11 pm to Merck
watched a guy drink himself to death of the course of about 3 months
and prayers sent for your family
and prayers sent for your family
Posted on 1/27/13 at 1:13 pm to LSUcdro
At the gym last month and saw a man have a heart attack. His wife was there too, said it was his 2nd one this year. They might of been able to revive him in the ambulance, but after 8 minutes of trying at the gym they couldn't.
Posted on 1/27/13 at 3:24 pm to Merck
My MIL passed at 200. Hope yours is peaceful too.
Posted on 1/27/13 at 3:45 pm to Old Sarge
I've lost a mom, dad, and sister to cancer, so I've had too much experience in that type of death. My most sincere condolences.Just be strong & enjoy the moments you do have with him. But I saw way too many deaths in Nam, and there is a huge difference when the light goes off so fast in the eyes of a fellow 19 yr old soldier. One minute he's alive, in a matter of seconds, he goes down & the lights go off in the blink of an eye. And ignore those Hollywood/John Wayne cowboy type deaths. The real thing is horrible, regardless of how it occurs.
Posted on 1/27/13 at 3:58 pm to Keltic Tiger
I've had loved ones who have passed away, but have never had to literally watch it. I can't imagine the grief. To all here who've had to endure that, and to all that will, thoughts & prayers are sent.
Posted on 1/27/13 at 5:05 pm to Merck
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Merck
Merck, I'm so, so sorry. It's an awful thing to go through. A few years ago I was with my brother when he died. He had type 1 diabetes, and several years prior had had a kidney transplant, which left him with no immune system. Somehow he came into contact with staph, and by the time they figured out what was wrong, his brain had been oxygen-deprived too long. He was left in a persistent vegetative state. We had to decide whether to take him off life support and let him pass, or continue to treat the infection and let him recover to basically be Terry Schaivo. We decided to let him go. His wife was on the bed with him, my mom on one side, and I was on the other. I held his hand until he stopped breathing. It was horrible, but still very peaceful and I'm so glad I was there.
I lost my dad to a heart attack this past May. It was very sudden, and he was gone before anyone could get there. There was no goodbye for me. Friday morning, an aunt I was very close to passed away - and I will always regret not stopping by to visit her 2 weeks ago when I drove through St. Louis. I'll be going to her funeral on Tuesday.
You will always miss those you lose, but use this time to say goodbye, and "I love you" so that you have no regrets. And know that you will always have cherished memories that will make you smile and laugh, and remember them at their best.
God bless you and your family. You're in my thoughts and prayers.
This post was edited on 1/27/13 at 5:07 pm
Posted on 1/27/13 at 5:10 pm to thatguy1892
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thatguy1892
That's a lot to deal with for you. Hope you've worked through it. Please don't blame yourself for anything though - hindsight is always 20/20.
Posted on 1/27/13 at 5:14 pm to semotruman
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And know that you will always have cherished memories that will make you smile and laugh, and remember them at their best.
Most assuredly. It make take some time to pass, to forget what they're going through now, but it will pass, and only the good memories will remain.
Posted on 1/27/13 at 5:59 pm to Merck
Yeah when I was In middle school. My mother was driving me to school. The car In front of us pulled across the highway in front of a motorcycle. There was a lot of traffic too. At the time I think I was still in Boy Scouts so me and my mom checked her pulse and cut her helmet strap that was choking her, while the driver of the car was directing traffic. She was a 23 year old girl and she died before the paramedics got there. It messed me up for a long time.
Posted on 1/27/13 at 7:15 pm to FloridaMike
Dad had Lung cancer. Moved him from ICU to a room on Friday afternoon.Just a drip. Took until Sunday at 7:00pm.
He passed on Fathers Day. I miss him.
He passed on Fathers Day. I miss him.
Posted on 1/27/13 at 7:31 pm to FloridaMike
Thank you guys for your thoughts and prayers, I sincerely appreciate that. I'm also sorry for the loss of others.
When I was 16, driving home from school, a 73 year old woman pulled her car out in front of me trying to cross the road. She was in a small, late 80's Pontiac, I was in a 1976 Monte Carlo with almost an acre of steel in front of the windshield. My grill hit her driver's door at just about a perfect T. Her car ended up 150 feet from the point of impact with her body laying in a crumpled heap on the passenger side floorboard.
That was shocking and pretty traumatic but very quick. So I understand how that can make you feel. This is more peaceful but feels so much worse. Sometimes it feels disrespectful talking about him like he's not in the room with us, almost like we're talking behind his back. Other times I think everything is gone already.
Anyway, thanks again. I'm usually coming here for a distraction just from work or boredom.
When I was 16, driving home from school, a 73 year old woman pulled her car out in front of me trying to cross the road. She was in a small, late 80's Pontiac, I was in a 1976 Monte Carlo with almost an acre of steel in front of the windshield. My grill hit her driver's door at just about a perfect T. Her car ended up 150 feet from the point of impact with her body laying in a crumpled heap on the passenger side floorboard.
That was shocking and pretty traumatic but very quick. So I understand how that can make you feel. This is more peaceful but feels so much worse. Sometimes it feels disrespectful talking about him like he's not in the room with us, almost like we're talking behind his back. Other times I think everything is gone already.
Anyway, thanks again. I'm usually coming here for a distraction just from work or boredom.
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