Question for medical folks, lay folks, and, heck, anyone who wants to give me their tuppence-worth of opinion, I'm not picky: [Poll #1199230][Poll #1199230]
My step-dad died about 36 hours after his kidneys shut down. Dialysis would have only prolonged his dying time by about 7-10 days. I was there when the specialist made his diagnosis.
He was also on a respirator to assist his breathing at the same time. It wasn't making him breathe, but rather helping him so he would have such a hard time getting air.
Oh, hon, I'm really sorry – I didn't mean for this to be an insensitive question, or to make light of real situations, and I do hope I haven't caused hurt.
Thank you for giving me this info – it is useful. And I'm really, really sorry that it brought up sad memories for you.
Your question was not insensitve of made light of what happened.
My step-dad was a great guy and I remember him with great affection. While he was not my dad, he was good to my mom and did things for me my own dad would have done if he'd still been alive. It's been nearly 11 years since he died but we let him go with diginity.
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He was also on a respirator to assist his breathing at the same time. It wasn't making him breathe, but rather helping him so he would have such a hard time getting air.
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Thank you for giving me this info – it is useful. And I'm really, really sorry that it brought up sad memories for you.
My step-dad was a great guy and I remember him with great affection. While he was not my dad, he was good to my mom and did things for me my own dad would have done if he'd still been alive. It's been nearly 11 years since he died but we let him go with diginity.