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 amazeer
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| posted on January 30th, 2008 at 08:30 AM |
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Dont smoke
My Dad died last night. He was towing a van along the birdsville track in November. 2 months later he looked like a POW with no meat on him at all and
was in considerable pain that even morphine wouldnt help.
If you dont want to give up for yourself, think of what your family has to see as you are going. Its terrible shit.
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| posted on January 30th, 2008 at 08:44 AM |
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That's sad mate, hope your doing ok..
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| posted on January 30th, 2008 at 09:28 AM |
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Sorry to here about your Dad.
All you can do is think about the good times with him.
It is what our family did when My mother Died suddenly.
All the best for your family.
Marc & Kahty
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| posted on January 30th, 2008 at 02:08 PM |
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very sad i lost my grandad to fags and i watched him go from a giant in my eyes to a small frail old man it still haunts me many many years later
i truly feel for you good luck
steve
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| posted on January 30th, 2008 at 03:53 PM |
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Now thats damned good advise, hope you are coping with it, my sympathies.
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| posted on January 30th, 2008 at 04:07 PM |
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Chris you have my condolences for you and your family,and fags didnt help my dad either even though he had given them up,emphysema was one of the
complications that went against him when he died nearly 3yrs ago now..
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| posted on January 30th, 2008 at 04:30 PM |
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My dad went the same way. Found a lump near his collarbone then wasted away to a skeleton. He gave up, but only near the end. Not a nice way to go and
hard for the rest that are left. You have my families condolences. All the best.
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| posted on January 30th, 2008 at 05:07 PM |
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I feel for you. I had both parents go the same way. [brotherly hug]
I live for them now.
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| posted on January 30th, 2008 at 05:14 PM |
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*hugs*
Totally agree.
My gran went the same way last year, I feel your pain.
She was stubborn, smoked right until the end, made the palliative care nurses wheel her out into the courtyard several times a day.
[size=5]Time is a great healer. Unless it's a rash, then you're better off withointment.[/size]
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| posted on January 30th, 2008 at 06:47 PM |
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Mate
my sympathies for you and all your family. Also passed your message onto some other folk who don't get on here much.
Cheers
Chris
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| posted on January 30th, 2008 at 06:51 PM |
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Mate
Sorry to hear that. Condolences to you and your family
Adam
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| posted on January 30th, 2008 at 08:26 PM |
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We're very sorry to hear Chris. I dont understand what drives people to take up smoking these days. People who smoke don't look cool, they stink
(they may not smell it, but non-smokers can smell them from a mile away), it's just a waste of money and a waste of a life. Do they realise how much
it affects others, not just in the present, but after they have passed on from smoking related illness's. I watched my Nan waste away due to lung
cancer, it was devastating. At least she had an excuse. When she started it was thought to be trendy and the risks were not known. People are still
taking it up no though, and for what?
We wish you and your family all the best at this tough time Chris. Big hugs from us!
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| posted on January 30th, 2008 at 09:39 PM |
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Condolences Chris.
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| posted on January 30th, 2008 at 09:59 PM |
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Wow really sorry to hear that.. *hugs*
I lost my father when i was about 9.. he was a smoker, and a drinker, and didn't eat too healthly either.
He had cancer but actually died of a blood clot in his brain while walking out the front doors of the hostpital after being told the chemo was
working.. Just goes to show you should live your life for the moment cause you never know what might be around the corner..
*more hugs*
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| posted on January 30th, 2008 at 10:13 PM |
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Sorry to hear that. Best wishes for you and yours.
Back when I was working for an advisory firm, I was asked to do a job for one of the manufacturers - I refused to work for the "merchants of death"
- sort of stunned the boss but he was OK with it.
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| posted on January 30th, 2008 at 11:49 PM |
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sorry to hear chris..
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pete wood
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| posted on January 31st, 2008 at 11:29 AM |
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My condolences mate.
The problem with smoking, like lots other risks, is that people think it won't happen to them personally. I was in a band a few years back and we
played a very ritzy 21st down the southern highlands. The father of the b'day boy was wheelchair bound with an O2 bottle and all. Apparently, he only
had months to live. During his speech the dad told all his son's friends to, "stop smoking" coz, "this will happen to you". After the speeches,
the b'day boy came into our dressing room and apologized for his dad, "banging on about all that no smoking crap", whilest bumming cigarettes off
our guitarist. I couldn't believe my ears.
I guess some people just can't be told...
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| posted on January 31st, 2008 at 12:59 PM |
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Condolences to you Chris. It's awful to watch someone go through that when you know what the inevitable is. Treasure all of those times you had.
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amazeer
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| posted on January 31st, 2008 at 02:37 PM |
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Thanks for the kind words. The good thing is that it happened so fast. He didnt know he was sick until 6 or 7 weeks ago. A week ago he was given 3
months to live without treatemnt or 12 months with it. 2 lots of ray treatment later he got pneumonia. 24 hours later he was gone.
In November he was driving around dirt tracks of the desert, without any idea. By Christmas he looked pretty bad but the only symptoms is that he had
lost probably 10-15 kgs and had a sore hip. 3 weeks hindsight says that was cancer of the lung pushing up against nerves in his spine. By the time
that was discovered he developed pain in his neck, which was another tumour pressing up against his spine. There were several smaller tumours around
and in his bones. Once they figured out what it was, he was sent home. 4 days later he was back in with pneumonia.
It happened so fast in his case. Which is a good thing.
He smoked when he got home too. Not much point battling him about that, not like he was going to catch it twice.
 
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| posted on January 31st, 2008 at 06:51 PM |
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I am really sorry to hear about your dad. The body can be amaazingly cruel to itself sometimes. I see the after effects of smoking at work all the
day. I look after patients who have had massive lung resections - big chunks of their lungs cut away due to disease and its awful to watch.
I was at a shopping centre the other day and this girl in her early 20's was leaning against the "No smoking" sign puffing away. I asked the dumb
ass if she could read!!! I think that I should be able to walk into a shopping centre without myself and my daughter inhaling someone elses filthy
fumes
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