Sorry to hear that Bill.

That's tough going, but a good way to go. Sorry to hear.

Sorry, Bill. My sympathies.

Very sorry about your loss, Bill.

I am sorry to hear that Bill. That is really sad.

My grandmother came out of surgery a little while ago and they said she is doing reasonably well but is far from out of the woods. She will definitely not be able to live on her own anymore and may end up in a wheelchair and that is if she pulls through. They described her to my parents as a very sick lady.

Just horrible to see someone so close go through crap like this.

Bill McNeal wrote:My Mom-mom passed away last night, her son was going through the rosary with her and, as soon as he finished he said goodnight mom, and she took a deep breath and then stopped breathing. Her last words were to me on Monday about my son. I miss my mom-mom

I'm sorry to hear that. I was really pulling for her to make it. It sounds like a very peaceful way to go and as much as it sucks that she had to pass on at least you can take some comfort in knowing that.

I certainly don't want to take anything away from your loss but I just wanted to share the story of how my grandmom passed.

After getting assurances from every doctor that my mom-mom was treating with that she had 4-6 months to live, my parents left for a short vacation/business deal that my dad was working on. If they didn't go they would have lost a few thousand dollars so they decided to go. Within 2 or 3 days it was apparent that she wasn't going to make it anywhere near 4 months so we called my parents and told them to get on the next flight home. I don't know if anybody has experienced what doctors and nurses call "the death roll" but it's this awful sound that people make when they have lung cancer and are about to go. She was in and out of consciousness every few minutes and it was like she was talking to her mom, dad, and sister who was murdered (it was like she was having a conversation with them- most likely she was hallucinating from the morphine but who really knows?). Anyway she wanted me to hold one hand and my brother to hold her other and then she kept asking for my mom. So my parents took the first flight home and took a cab to her house and once she heard my mom's voice her eyes opened. She smiled at my mom, brother, my wife and me and then took one deep breath, and she was gone.

WilliamC wrote:I am sorry to hear that Bill. That is really sad.

My grandmother came out of surgery a little while ago and they said she is doing reasonably well but is far from out of the woods. She will definitely not be able to live on her own anymore and may end up in a wheelchair and that is if she pulls through. They described her to my parents as a very sick lady.

Just horrible to see someone so close go through crap like this.

I'll be pulling for your g-mom as well, Billy C.

You're right. It is horrible but just try to spend as much time with her as possible.

Sorry to hear that, Bill. Prayers to you and your family.

Bill, so sorry about your "mom-mom". It must have been very comforting to her to have people who loved her showing her how much they cared. Sounds like you have a very nice family--what a great legacy from your mom-mom.

Bill McNeal wrote:My Mom-mom passed away last night, her son was going through the rosary with her and, as soon as he finished he said goodnight mom, and she took a deep breath and then stopped breathing. Her last words were to me on Monday about my son. I miss my mom-mom

Sorry to hear Bill

Wow Bill, sorry.

thats really sad, bill. My condolences.

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You know now that I have been thinking about this lately the more pissed off I get at the doctors/hospitals/the medical field in general. If a patient has even a 10% chance to live they should absolutely do everything possible to save their life. But when people have cancer that far along, they know there is no chance that the patient will survive. Putting them through chemo (which is just brutal) to prolong the pain and suffering for what- a few months if that?- is just disgusting. Just make them as comfortable as possible and let them pass on with some dignity.

It's really sad to say but doctors are nothing more than salesman at that point. They need to make the hospital as much money as possible assuming, of course, the patient has insurance.

Phight On! wrote:You know now that I have been thinking about this lately the more pissed off I get at the doctors/hospitals/the medical field in general. If a patient has even a 10% chance to live they should absolutely do everything possible to save their life. But when people have cancer that far along, they know there is no chance that the patient will survive. Putting them through chemo (which is just brutal) to prolong the pain and suffering for what- a few months if that?- is just disgusting. Just make them as comfortable as possible and let them pass on with some dignity.

It's really sad to say but doctors are nothing more than salesman at that point. They need to make the hospital as much money as possible assuming, of course, the patient has insurance.

Having been through some of this with my mother-in-law makes me realize that everyone needs to make arrangements for these things. Hospice can be very helpful in this regard--there's more to it than just caring for people at the end of their life.

Doctors are rarely good at dealing with the person. They deal with the body.

Thank you all for your sympathies everyone, it does mean a lot to me. Heading back down for the services this weekend.

Willy C, My prayers are with your grandma. Pneumonia is a bitch, I hope she can beat it. Hang in there and be with her as much as you can, it will help her fight through it.

Phight on, thanks for sharing your story, it's amazing to hear how people can hang on like that to see their family before they pass, it's heart warming in a way and makes me really believe in some higher power helping us along.

Peoples Court announcer dude just gave horrible, Old Wives' tale 'advice'. I should sue.

Bucky wrote:Peoples Court announcer dude just gave horrible, Old Wives' tale 'advice'. I should sue.

Don't worry Bucky, it won't give you hairy palms.

THAT'S WHAT THE DUDE SAID BUT LOOK AT ME NOW