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Bobo Bonobo® > wrote:

> > The Dr. called me this morning. If dad refuses to have open heart
> > surgery for valve replacement (which I know he will), he gives him maybe
> > a year or two to live. *No surprise... and I and my sister both agree
> > we'd rather have dad die of heart issues than the dementia that's been
> > creeping up on him.
>
> And if he's refusing for that very reason, that seems honorable and
> wise.
> >
> > Such is life...
> > --
> > Peace! Om
> >
> --Bryan

He'll refuse because he does not believe in allopathic medicine.
In this case tho', it won't be a bad thing.

I'm prepared to lose dad. Not looking forward to it, but I know it's
inevitable. He's had a fairly decent run at 76...
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Peace! Om

I find hope in the darkest of days, and focus in the brightest. I do not judge the universe. -- Dalai Lama