Posted on 08/08/2007 3:52:48 PM PDT by Blood of Tyrants
A grandfather died after a blister caused by tight new shoes led to blood poisoning and massive organ failure. Peter Catterall, 60, was given dressings by a district nurse and told the sore on his toe should heal by itself.
But just over a week later, the retired electrician suffered two heart attacks.
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But according to his youngest daughter, Sara, 21, the sore continued to weep, and when she went to see him a week later on July 1 he confessed: "This toe is killing me."
Miss Catterall said yesterday: "I am no nurse, but I immediately knew he had septicaemia because my mum had had it before.
"There was a hole in his foot. I told him he had to go to the doctor but he said: 'They have discharged me'."
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
Baloney!
This guy had to have had some pre-existing conditions. I’ve had foot blisters from breaking in new Jordan basketball shoes in the 80s and I survived.
True...but if you are getting foot sores often....one needs to get to the source/cause.
In the 80’s, the retirement age in Britain was 60. It looks like it still is. You then get a pension but it’s tough to do much but just sustain yourself on the pension.
The last one I had was around 1996. I’m very careful with my feet.
“Perfect example of what Michael Moore, Hillary Clinton and the rest of the Marxists want for you and me.”
You know they must have some kind of separate care planned for themselves - just like they don’t participate in social security.
I wish you well!!
I hate to say it, but the crappy system of medicine in England had nothing to do with this.
This guy ignored the swelling at the injury site, the stench, the intense pain, the fever, and those funny, red lines running up his leg. It took a week to happen, and he did not return to the doctor to say that something was wrong.
This happens in our country, too.
When you outlaw shoes, only outlaws will have shoes!
Desperation in the singles bars
An’ all those jerkoffs in their fancy cars.
You can’t believe your reviews.
Oh, no, you can’t do that,
Once you started wearin’ those shoes
They’re lookin’ at you, leanin’ on you
Tell you anything you want to hear
They give you tablets of love
They’re waiting for you
Got to score you
Handy with a shovel and so sincere
Ooh, they got the kid glove
You just want someone to talk to
They just wanna get their hands on you
You get whatever you choose
Oh, no, you can’t do that,
Once you started wearin’ those shoes.
I am very series about this too. This is hugh!
Thank you.
Sounds kinda like my dad. He didn't want to go to the hospital when he had his stroke. He never wanted to go to his Dr. appointments.
Finally, he found out he had liver and pancreatic cancer after he turned into a "Simpson" (yellow skin) and it was too late to do anything but try and make his last month as comfortable as possible. Which, when your liver says "Bye!", is not comfortable at all.
There is NOTHING serene or noble watching someone die like that.
“He was a retired electrician and only 60 years old? Must have had some other medical conditions going on - like diabetes.”
A situation like this would be very deadly for a diabetic.
or at the very least have a three day waiting period!
DAMN!
The article makes it crystal clear that the abrasive effects of leather/fabrics on the body can be dangerous, and even fatal. I therefore propose that all clothing be outlawed as hazardous - for any and all women aged eighteen to forty-five.
“A nation which doesn’t care for its womenfolk cannot long endure.”
-Thomas Jefferton or George Washingson. Or somebody.
Because the guy went a week...without going back. It was obviously hurting him...as it says in the article. His daughter apparently took one look at it...and knew it was serious.
Why is that deemed, in your opinion....not standing up to the medical establishment? The "medical establishment" has a responsibility to those that seek help. It can't do much for those that can't or won't seek help.
That's why I said "baloney" to your post.
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