Word to the wise

[Suilleabhain]

I helped a guy out opening his tackle shop on weekends for the past 10 odd yeras. This Sept he started retaining huge amounts of water is his legs and me & my friends told him he needed to get to the V.A. He wouldn't go and kept saying it was getting better. Finally we convinced him to go and he was set to get their Monday. I spoke to him last week and were making arrangements for me to watch his golden. Anyway a friend calls me Friday and says he's not answering his phone. Friend went over and sure enough he was dead. Report will most likely be congestive heart faiilure.

This is the second time this has happened to someone I know.

Moral is when someone that knows yousays you need to get to a hospital ... go!

Natural reaction is to downplay it with the 'it's getting better' but it never really is.

[biggamefish]

Sorry for your loss. Condolences man.

[grampsretired3]

Thanks for the info. sorry for your loss.

[Elmo]

Sorry for your loss. I am notorious for the "it's getting better" response but I'm slowing starting to realize that I'm not 26 anymore.

[JimR]

I've worked in healthcare for the last 20 years, and I hate to say but we men are the worst at seeking help. It's a heck of alot easier to do a 10 day course of antibiotics at home, rather than wait a week or 2 and end up in the hospital. Take your meds, nip the problems in the bud and get the hell out and hunt !

[Karpteach]

Sorry for your loss .

[Paula]

sorry