txdon
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When we found that my Mom needed a pace maker she had become unable to stay awake, so my sister & I took her to the doc. Her doc was out of town and some young guy was filling ink and when he found out Mom was a smoker he went on a tirade about her quitting and didn't even listen to her heart. She was 77 and had smoked most of her life and wasn't going to quit. We left there and took her down the street to my doc and he said that she needed a pace maker and set us up with a doc in Denver.She did not want to do it but my sister and I pushed her into it and she never forgave us.
This was about the time several of my older siblings were starting to have heart problems and my oldest brother had already died from it.Mom blamed my sis and I for keeping her alive and making her watch her kids die.About 10 years she gave up and willed herself to die before any more of her kids did.
In retrospect, I think she was right from the beginning, the only thing harder than losing your parents or spouse is losing a child. Of course every case *** every person is different.
Thanks Jim,
Hmm, Mom's Cardiologist stressed this was quality of life not an extension of life procedure. This will be totally her decision I just want the info provided is a fair assessment of what to expect, all the positives and negatives. Kyle what was the age of the people you know that got pacemakers?