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Ventilators...Bad news
On Fri, 10 Apr 2020 10:23:39 -0400 (EDT), Justan Ohlphart wrote:
John Wrote in message: On Thu, 09 Apr 2020 20:19:34 -0400, wrote:On Thu, 09 Apr 2020 15:14:59 -0400, John wrote:On Thu, 09 Apr 2020 13:27:23 -0400, wrote:On Thu, 09 Apr 2020 07:47:47 -0400, John wrote:On Thu, 09 Apr 2020 00:46:11 -0400, wrote:On Thu, 9 Apr 2020 04:39:20 -0000 (UTC), wrote: On Wed, 08 Apr 2020 17:32:59 -0400, John wrote: Once they go the ventilator route, the chances don't look good at all: https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2020/04/02/826105278/ventilators-are-no-panacea-for-critically-ill-covid-19-patients It may be a hard pill to swallow but statistically we spend a whole lot of money keeping corpses alive for a few extra weeks, Some never regain consciousness. I just hope they honor my DNR. You have a do not recycle? Where is a body to get Solent Green?I want to be buried in the yard with my dogs. Whether my wife tellsanyone is up to her. So much of my life is on auto pilot, it couldtake a real long time for the government to miss me.Cremation and burial in the back yard would work well for me.We have a good friend in the heavy equipment business, I am not thatformal ;-)I am sure my wife and/or the family would want a more formal affairtho. My daughter said if we were all buried in the yard, she couldnever sell the house. ("Pet Sematary" thing) I said "good".Same here. My wife wants Arlington. Well, I won't be around, so she can do whatshe wants.I never had the Arlington thing and my father who had a spot if hewanted it, didn't either. Both of my parents wanted to be scattered inthe water around their home. My father went to the Gulf, my motherwent right off the dock out in back of her home. (her choice)I have a brother buried there (Silver Star), so maybe my wife will have me joinhim. Who knows!--Freedom Isn't Free! That would be quite an honor. Fat Harry's remains will likely be stored in a mason jar in his beloved basement office. His name inscribed with a Sharpie. LOL! -- Freedom Isn't Free! |
Ventilators...Bad news
On Fri, 10 Apr 2020 09:28:24 -0400, "Mr. Luddite"
wrote: On 4/10/2020 9:01 AM, John wrote: On Thu, 09 Apr 2020 20:19:34 -0400, wrote: On Thu, 09 Apr 2020 15:14:59 -0400, John wrote: On Thu, 09 Apr 2020 13:27:23 -0400, wrote: On Thu, 09 Apr 2020 07:47:47 -0400, John wrote: On Thu, 09 Apr 2020 00:46:11 -0400, wrote: On Thu, 9 Apr 2020 04:39:20 -0000 (UTC), Bill wrote: wrote: On Wed, 08 Apr 2020 17:32:59 -0400, John wrote: Once they go the ventilator route, the chances don't look good at all: https://www.npr.org/sections/health-...id-19-patients It may be a hard pill to swallow but statistically we spend a whole lot of money keeping corpses alive for a few extra weeks, Some never regain consciousness. I just hope they honor my DNR. You have a do not recycle? Where is a body to get Solent Green? I want to be buried in the yard with my dogs. Whether my wife tells anyone is up to her. So much of my life is on auto pilot, it could take a real long time for the government to miss me. Cremation and burial in the back yard would work well for me. We have a good friend in the heavy equipment business, I am not that formal ;-) I am sure my wife and/or the family would want a more formal affair tho. My daughter said if we were all buried in the yard, she could never sell the house. ("Pet Sematary" thing) I said "good". Same here. My wife wants Arlington. Well, I won't be around, so she can do what she wants. I never had the Arlington thing and my father who had a spot if he wanted it, didn't either. Both of my parents wanted to be scattered in the water around their home. My father went to the Gulf, my mother went right off the dock out in back of her home. (her choice) I have a brother buried there (Silver Star), so maybe my wife will have me join him. Who knows! I am not eligible for Arlington but am eligible for any of the other National Cemeteries. Never knew much about them until Mrs.E's father passed away. A WWII vet, he wanted to go to the National Cemetery on Cape Cod. I was very impressed with the place. Well kept, well run and very respectful of the deceased and family. He was Navy, so they had a small Navy Honor Guard at the brief but inspiring ceremony at which an American Flag, carefully folded properly, was presented to his spouse. A few years later, she passed away and was buried with him there. (The spouse of a deceased Vet is also eligible for burial in a National Cemetery). That's when I decided that when my time comes, that's where I'll go. I was impressed by the charter boat guy who took us out in the boat with my Dad. He was a Navy guy and ran my Dads flag up one of the outriggers during the little ceremony we had and he and the mate saluted when we spread the ashes. Then they took the flag down, he and the mate carefully folded it and gave it to my Mom. The spell was broken when he asked if we wanted to do a little fishing since we still had a couple hours on the charter ;-) My Mom said no. |
Ventilators...Bad news
On Fri, 10 Apr 2020 09:01:25 -0400, John wrote:
On Thu, 09 Apr 2020 20:19:34 -0400, wrote: On Thu, 09 Apr 2020 15:14:59 -0400, John wrote: On Thu, 09 Apr 2020 13:27:23 -0400, wrote: On Thu, 09 Apr 2020 07:47:47 -0400, John wrote: On Thu, 09 Apr 2020 00:46:11 -0400, wrote: On Thu, 9 Apr 2020 04:39:20 -0000 (UTC), Bill wrote: wrote: On Wed, 08 Apr 2020 17:32:59 -0400, John wrote: Once they go the ventilator route, the chances don't look good at all: https://www.npr.org/sections/health-...id-19-patients It may be a hard pill to swallow but statistically we spend a whole lot of money keeping corpses alive for a few extra weeks, Some never regain consciousness. I just hope they honor my DNR. You have a do not recycle? Where is a body to get Solent Green? I want to be buried in the yard with my dogs. Whether my wife tells anyone is up to her. So much of my life is on auto pilot, it could take a real long time for the government to miss me. Cremation and burial in the back yard would work well for me. We have a good friend in the heavy equipment business, I am not that formal ;-) I am sure my wife and/or the family would want a more formal affair tho. My daughter said if we were all buried in the yard, she could never sell the house. ("Pet Sematary" thing) I said "good". Same here. My wife wants Arlington. Well, I won't be around, so she can do what she wants. I never had the Arlington thing and my father who had a spot if he wanted it, didn't either. Both of my parents wanted to be scattered in the water around their home. My father went to the Gulf, my mother went right off the dock out in back of her home. (her choice) I have a brother buried there (Silver Star), so maybe my wife will have me join him. Who knows! -- === My father, grandfather and grandmother are buried at Arlington, just down the road a bit from the tomb of the unknown soldier. -- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. https://www.avg.com |
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