Cause of Death: Old Age

[Davey Do]

I lost both my maternal grandparents around 1965 when I was about 8 years old. A grade school school chum asked, "What did they die of?" I answered, "Old age" and the etiology was a consensually acceptable one.

Both of my maternal grandparents had been in their mid 60's when they died.

 

I am going to be 64 years old tomorrow, Groundhog's Day.

 

 

 

Thank you.

Do you remember when dying of old age was an acceptable etiology; an acceptable reason for an individual's demise?

"About three-fourths of all deaths are among persons ages 65 and older. The majority of deaths are caused by chronic conditions such as heart disease, cancer, stroke, diabetes, and Alzheimer's disease. During the 20th century these chronic diseases replaced acute infections as the major causes of death."

https://www.CDC.gov/nchs/data/ahcd/agingtrends/06olderpersons.pdf

 “With advances in medicine and technology we can better and more accurately pinpoint causes of death in people, unlike many years ago when people died and doctors were unsure of the cause.”

https://www.thehealthy.com/healthcare/caregiving/what-dying-of-old-age-really-means/ 

 

Everybody has to die.  With a diagnosis.

 

 

I want that to be my cause of death.

Along with "Old Age".

[Daisy4RN]

On 2/2/2021 at 8:03 AM, Davey Do said:

That knee-jerk reaction is our way of rationalizing the situation and attempting to avoid death as if we can put off death for an extended period of time, like, forever.

 

On 2/2/2021 at 12:43 PM, Davey Do said:

 

... is due to our need to feel in control/power by keeping things in an orderly fashion.

True, but I also think in the case of a younger person's death by overdose it is also a way of rationalizing their death in order to relieve any possible guilt felt by loved ones who feel they should have done more (even when they truly did everything they could). I watched my sister go through years of trying to help her child get off drugs spending money, time and energy to no avail. He seemed at one point to be doing well but unfortunately died of an overdose in his early 20's. Needless to say it was a difficult situation.

[Daisy4RN]

On 2/2/2021 at 8:03 AM, Davey Do said:

My medical nurse wife Belinda wants to take me out for my birthday, so I have to go.

have to go, LOL. Oh the sacrifices we make! Hope you enjoyed putting another candle on your Birthday cake!

[hppygr8ful, ASN, RN, EMT-I]

Davey - My dad's Birthday was Feb 2nd as well. He passed at the relatively young age of 69. None of my grand parents made it to 70. I just turned 58 today. I hope I live long enough to hold grand babies if my son should decide to have some. 

Hppy

[Guest856929]

"Old age" is a euphemism for we don't know the exact cause and the county coroner is encumbered with several other cases to perform a consolation autopsy that would determine the precise etiology. Then again, anyone who dies once they exit the womb technically dies of old age. Life -the in-between existence between birth and death is merely incidental and accidental. Respect mortality and have fun, it's all temporary after all, albeit the sage say "life is a b***h". I wonder if that's why we come out of our mothers crying from the start? 

Happy birthday Sir. Davey. My grandmother told me to never get old, but I'm stubborn and failed to listen. LOL. You should heed that advice ? You are good listener having survived Psych nursing since time immemorial. Cheers. 

[Davey Do]

15 hours ago, cynical-RN said:

"Old age" is a euphemism for we don't know the exact cause and the county coroner is encumbered with several other cases to perform a consolation autopsy that would determine the precise etiology.

Yeah, Cyn.

And it's a lot easier to write down, too!

 

[Guest856929]

1 hour ago, Davey Do said:

Yeah, Cyn.

And it's a lot easier to write down, too!

 

Hahaha I love it. One of my other favorite death causes euphemism is “cardiopulmonary” LOL. Anyone who succumbs to death ultimately had cardiopulmonary dysfunction. Thinking about that made think about one of my friends who’s not familiar with medical jargon. She went to the urgent care and was told that she had peri-oral dermatitis. She was fascinated by the terminology. I told her she paid $180 and time to be told she has rashes around her mouth and a consult for dermatology. For consolation, I told her it’s better than her partner’s perianal dermatitis if that’s where she contracted the rash?  I was being facetious and kidding. Now, lemme go back to the dark side ??‍♂️

[TheMoonisMyLantern, ADN, LPN, RN]

4 hours ago, cynical-RN said:

Hahaha I love it. One of my other favorite death causes euphemism is “cardiopulmonary” LOL. Anyone who succumbs to death ultimately had cardiopulmonary dysfunction. Thinking about that made think about one of my friends who’s not familiar with medical jargon. She went to the urgent care and was told that she had peri-oral dermatitis. She was fascinated by the terminology. I told her she paid $180 and time to be told she has rashes around her mouth and a consult for dermatology. For consolation, I told her it’s better than her partner’s perianal dermatitis if that’s where she contracted the rash?  I was being facetious and kidding. Now, lemme go back to the dark side ??‍♂️

I hear you, to me it's very funny when a news report says somebody died of "cardiac arrest", ?

[Davey Do]

14 hours ago, TheMoonisMyLantern said:

I hear you, to me it's very funny when a news report says somebody died of "cardiac arrest", 

With all due love and respect, Moon, I find no humor in cardiac arrests.

And I'm as serious as myocardial infarction.

[Davey Do]

2 hours ago, Davey Do said:

With all due love and respect, Moon, I find no humor in... 

...nothing. Double negative. I endeavor to find humor in everything!

As my signature line says, it is a way in which we can overcome fear. And fear is one of the two emotions we feel, the other being love.

According to a school of thought to which I subscribe, every other emotion stems from either love or fear.

My humor is a way in which I wish to show love. It is a great feeling when two or more experience an apex of emotions that is expressed through laughter.

In order to gain a new perspective, broaden our horizons, and experience a change of consciousness, we need to take an alternative approach to a serious subject. If we can find humor in a serious subject, the result will be a decrease in fear. If we decrease our emotions, we can view things in a more logical light. Logical, and not emotional, approaches allow us to better deal with difficult situations.

Death is a serious subject. So let's make death a refreshing fruit drink!

 

 

 

Or let's go see a Vegas act!

 

[Guest856929]

9 minutes ago, Davey Do said:

Death is a serious subject. So let's make death a refreshing fruit drink!

 

 

 

 

Is that drink deadly? Or is it more like expired poison? LOL. 

[Davey Do]

On 2/6/2021 at 1:05 PM, cynical-RN said:

Is that drink deadly? Or is it more like expired poison? LOL. 

Would you like the factual answer, Cyn, or an entertaining answer?

I had submitted a claymation animation to a website forum where it was created. A member, whose username is JuicyDeath, gave me high praises for the animation, so I made this one in a show of appreciation.

If an expired Juicy Death fruit drink is discovered before it leaves the manufacturing plant, it gets relabeled and sold as a Juicy Owie.

[sevensonnets]

I darn near died the other night when I found two raccoons on the back porch when I was taking the garbage out then slammed the storm door on my finger and cut it trying to get away.  I guess my cause of death would be cardiac arrest following vicious raccoon attack.