pomtzu
11-02-2011, 11:18 AM
Tomorrow, my brother John (the middle kid), would be 72 - if he had lived. But he had high blood pressure, and refused to take the meds for it prescribed by his doctors - said he didn't need any. He got away with it for a while, and continued on with his life as usual, until at the age of 59, he suffered a massive stroke and never lived another "life as usual" day for the rest of his life. It was all downhill from there, and he passed away at the age of 64 from numerous complications of the stroke.
And all because he felt that he didn't need the meds, and was just fine without them. My surviving brother (who will be 77 on the 14th) and I, both have no doubt that John would probably still be with us today - if only.....
Such a waste of a brilliant mind, a happy-go-lucky, funny, compassionate, generous, practical joker of a guy who was loved by all who ever had the pleasure of meeting him, and who was taken way too soon. I sure do miss him, and I'm sitting here typing this as the tears flow again, just remembering the whole situation, and wishing that he had listened to the doctors, to his wife, to his son, to his brother and sister. If only......
Please friends, don't do what my brother did. If your doc says you need such and such a med, then take it. Don't think that you are invincible and will be "just fine" without it. True - you might be for a while - but you will surely pay the piper in the end. My brother did.
Love you Johnny, and think of you so very often. :love: Sure wish you were here. If only..... :(
And all because he felt that he didn't need the meds, and was just fine without them. My surviving brother (who will be 77 on the 14th) and I, both have no doubt that John would probably still be with us today - if only.....
Such a waste of a brilliant mind, a happy-go-lucky, funny, compassionate, generous, practical joker of a guy who was loved by all who ever had the pleasure of meeting him, and who was taken way too soon. I sure do miss him, and I'm sitting here typing this as the tears flow again, just remembering the whole situation, and wishing that he had listened to the doctors, to his wife, to his son, to his brother and sister. If only......
Please friends, don't do what my brother did. If your doc says you need such and such a med, then take it. Don't think that you are invincible and will be "just fine" without it. True - you might be for a while - but you will surely pay the piper in the end. My brother did.
Love you Johnny, and think of you so very often. :love: Sure wish you were here. If only..... :(