Morbid Question

[Beechy101]

If an elderly relative died at home during the night, who would you ring?

I don't mean family, i mean doctors/hospital, etc?

The doctors will obviously be shut & it obviously won't be a 999 emergency.

[welshlibranr]

Chris, so they wanted to die then!..............did they?.................again their choice!......

[ummmm]

It's beyond shocking in my opinion Sara.

[NOX]

Whilst I don't always think that life is a prize to be maintained at all costs and I appreciate and support people's right to die as they choose, I wouldn't say it's right to 'always promote, encourage and celebrate' suicide as it has a terrible residual effect on those left behind and also the feelings leading to the desire for it are frequently fleeting and transient.

[RATTER15]

OK, Chris, you win!! My personal experience must be wrong, please forgive me!!

[sara3]

last week was the 2nd anniversary of two suicides in my daughter's year at school. two 14 year olds.

Chris.. who would "encourage and celebrate" that?

get a grip.

[ladybirder]

From a court case in Boston, Massachusetts:

Attorney: Did you check the body for signs of life?
Pathologist: No.
Attorney: Did you check to see whether the body was breathing or not?
Pathologist: I did not.
Attorney: Did you check the pulse?
Pathologist: I did not.
Attorney: So how could you be sure the patient was dead?
Pathologist: His brain was in a jar on my desk.
Attorney: But he could possibly have been alive?
Pathologist: And practising law in Massachusetts.

Game set and match to the pathologist!

[Buenchico]

Mrs C:
You're avatar is definitely not 'daft'!!!

A few people (NOT ME!) might consider it slightly inappropriate on a 'morbid' thread but I can never see anything wrong in appearing cheerful. When my mother was dying of cancer in a hospice unit, I'd go in and make jokes about her 'bouncy castle', which was the special air-filled bed that she'd been given to help her with pain relief. On one occasion, just as I was leaving, the lady in the next bed called me over and thanked me for being the first cheerful person who'd been seen in the ward all week. She was fed up of seeing all of the gloom-filled relatives who were visiting the patients each day. She wanted to see bubbly, lively people! So how can your avatar possibly be wrong here?

[Buenchico]

Sara3;
You are welcome to express your opinion - so why shouldn't I be welcome to express mine?

[welshlibranr]

Chris!..........totally agree with you!................no point in being morbid about death, it's inevitable!..............comes to all of us!............

[ummmm]

Chris - You're an intelligent man. Think about it. I think it's pretty obvious to the majority. Your comments made me feel sick...

[shaneystar2]

Chris ..you went way down in my opinion when you said ..

"If one businessman sets up in competition with another, he should not be satisfied until his rival has been forced into bankruptcy, destitution and ultimately suicide."

Of course you're entitled to your opinion but it's not a very nice one .

[mrs.chappie]

Thanks Chris.

I find death an interesting subject and don't have a problem talking about it (after all, it's a part of life).

I agree that if someone "wants out" - they are not necessarily depressed or unbalanced. Can't agree that it should be embraced and celebrated though. I'd like to hear more on your thoughts in that respect.

(Sorry to digress, Beechy.....hope you don't mind).

[sara3]

because your comments are inappropriate for AB. I'm pretty down right now.. do you want to encourage me to kill myself? worthy of celebration??

you don't know who is reading, but this is not the time or place.

[sara3]

are you raising a glass to the 2 dead children I mentioned?

[karenmac60]

I second that Shaney - I remember the statement well and it changed my opinion completely.

[Buenchico]

Welshlibranr:
You sound like a good friend of mine, Maxine.

On the day of my father's funeral, I was outside his house trying to see where the funeral cars could pull up in a couple of hours time. Maxine was (and remains) a very practical lady and, as she happened to be passing by, she asked what I'd be selling from the house. So, only an hour or so before my father's funeral, I was in his house negotiating prices for selling his possessions. As you say, there's no point in being morbid!

[welshlibranr]

agree shaney!.........I could never wish this on another human being!........

[Katie~77]

Wow!!! Wish I hadn't seen this thread!x :o(

[sara3]

Chris, have you been drinking?