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What caused Pat Swayze's Death?

Lifestyle Health, Sports & FitnessBy myqute

6 months ago

Let's take a look at some widely-publicised facts about Patrick Swayze

He has pancreatic cancer - true.
He was on chemotherapy - true.
He continued smoking - true.
He wanted to be a rapper - true.
Health professionals said he had "excellent response" to chemo! - true. Ref: Metro.co.uk
He responded "excellent" to chemo - false, he was in a wheelchair! Ref: Mailonsunday.co.uk
He gave up chemo after 20 months of chemotherapy - true.
But he also did nothing more to battle cancer - true.
He passed away. - true.

"It used to take 10 to 20 years to die of Cancer, but now it can take 2 days to a few months...or a year!"

Dirty Dancing star Patrick Swayze was a victim of chemotherapy AND smoking. He was LOYAL to both.

Patrick Swayze looking sauve - what really killed him?
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Transplants: Organs, Bone Marrow and Skin - Safe?

Lifestyle Health, Sports & FitnessBy myqute

6 months ago

~~The Stingy "Mean Fart" But Wiser Way to Health Donation Campaigns and Better Health~~ Transplants: Organs, Bone Marrow and Skin - Safe? (Warning: This blog entry may contain disturbing image/s. Parental guidance advised for minors.)

Firstly, let me chat a little of how I feel towards certain donations:

1. Some donations do not guarantee that patients get a suitable match for organs or bone marrow transplants. [ Donors' T-cells may recognize the recipient as foreign, and start an immune attack on the recipient’s normal tissues and organs. This disease is known as graft-vs-host disease (GVHD). CGVHD is also a transplant-related disease with no symptoms in the first few months after transplant. More info: Dangers of bone marrow transplant may not be due to "viruses already present in patients' bodies" ]

2. Some donations (majority of it) goes into helping already-rich pharmaceutical companies to produce more prescription medicines with side-effects.

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The Doctor and the Patient

Lifestyle Health, Sports & FitnessBy myqute

7 months ago

I accompanied my mum to her doctor today. The doctor almost lost his cool when he raised his voice at her.

She insisted that she did not received enough "bloatedness" medicine supply for up to September. The doctor re-checked his computer screen thrice and said THAT amount of meds were dispensed (for her bloutedness) in April. She kept arguing they did not give her that much. Blabbed blabbed blabbed and then suddenly stopped.

She just realized what she said. I could picture her in 'cartoon form', red-faced.

I looked at her and said,"Mum, you took the meds 3 times a day instead of 2. Now we know why you feel dizzy and tired, etc. These prescription drugs that you insisted on taking have side-effects; and over-dosing on them does not and will not cure you. Over-dosing can be fatal. Had you followed doctors' orders, you would still have your meds to last you till September."

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Acceptance

Lifestyle Love & RelationshipsBy Writerchick47

8 months ago

Acceptance

She is eight years old.

I was told, “Take the antibiotics” she has an ordinary virus, an infection.

Nothing else is wrong, accept it.

I did not.

They said, “She has leukemia, most adults get this type, it’s harder to treat. She probably

won’t survive it. She may die, so accept it.”

I did not.

They told me the chemo is killing her. She has no resistance to infection. Her own body is warring against her. She won’t make it through the night. Sit by her bedside

and accept it.

I sat by her bed and we spoke of the trip we were taking next month. Give up?

I did not.

“She’ll only stay in remission for two or three months. Accept it.

We played and lived a year and a half before it returned. Accept their sentence?

I did not.

“If we can’t get her back in remission we can’t do the transplant. Keep her home, keep

her comfortable, let her die in peace and accept it.

I did not.

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