Re: My Neighbour RIP

"Lives" with him. hehe


"Happy Dog" <happydog@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> "Mark" <mlowry3@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>> Happy Dog wrote:
>>> After steadfastly refusing medication for congestive heart failure,
>>> except
>>> for a few lapses when he was able to compromise his Christian Scientist
>>> beliefs, he succumbed to his illness last Monday.
>>>
>>> moo
>>
>> I'm sorry for him and his family.
>>
>> You know...they used to treat "dropsy" with a tincture of
>> "foxglove"...until they learned that it was congestive heart failure,
>> and that they were treating it with digitalis. But that's just EOM for
>> ya'. Evil bastards they are...might have given this guy another 20
>> years with his grandkids...
>
> The treatment consisted of prayer and wrapping his swollen lower legs to
> reduce the edema. He was counseled by his real doctor to accept the drug
> regimen and his sister who loves with him also tried to get some sense
> into him.
>
> moo
>


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