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Damnit-because we're men- that's why (Original Post)
packman
Aug 2014
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fadedrose
(10,044 posts)1. And some will live a long time
Also due to being too stubborn - to die. They have way too much fun being stubborn and frustrating people.
Brigid
(17,621 posts)2. Grandpa (and grandma), is that you?
Demeter
(85,373 posts)3. Lost my father that way, year and a half ago
he knew better than the doctors...I think he was just tired of living, and had no desire to continue.
Cleita
(75,480 posts)4. I think my husband did. He refused to go to a doctor ever even
though he had good health insurance. When I finally had to pile him into a MediVac for a stroke, from a condition that could have been treated in it's early stages, it was too late.
AverageJoe90
(10,745 posts)5. Interesting post. Sad, too.
Indeed, so many guys end up in a much worse spot than they had to be in, just because they thought they could tough it out.......