RIP John Stapleton
Discussion
Murph7355 said:
I'll be a bit heartless...
He was 79. Average for males in the UK, give or take.
Parkinson is not nice. But plenty of illnesses aren't. Death isn't, really, but we're not stopping it any time soon
RIP to John.
Why bring Michael into it? Especially as he's not here to defend himself.He was 79. Average for males in the UK, give or take.
Parkinson is not nice. But plenty of illnesses aren't. Death isn't, really, but we're not stopping it any time soon
RIP to John.
Murph7355 said:
I'll be a bit heartless...
He was 79. Average for males in the UK, give or take.
Parkinson is not nice. But plenty of illnesses aren't. Death isn't, really, but we're not stopping it any time soon
RIP to John.
Interesting thought; I think we re moving into an era where we expect everybody to be living well into their 80s or beyond - or at least those among us who are rich & famous , so to speak. I watched the truly excellent Roger Taylor and Sir Brian May doing their stint on Last Night of the Proms last week, goodness they look old (they are!) but alas still going strong at just shy of 80!He was 79. Average for males in the UK, give or take.
Parkinson is not nice. But plenty of illnesses aren't. Death isn't, really, but we're not stopping it any time soon
RIP to John.
Parkinsons is a bummer!
A Dutch friend 77 had it, but died last week from a massive brain haemorrhage. 3 years ago he was playing tennis 3-times each week at a pretty high level.
My mate from school days was diagnosed last year, but signs were obvious in 2023. He has responded well to drugs, but has now convinced himself that he is stable. There seems to be good NHS support for the physical side, but non for the mental side.
Everyone that I have known with Parkinson’s has been male. It seems to be rare amongst women.
John Stapleton seemed to be coping fine until this. Hopefully Paxo is also coping well.
A Dutch friend 77 had it, but died last week from a massive brain haemorrhage. 3 years ago he was playing tennis 3-times each week at a pretty high level.
My mate from school days was diagnosed last year, but signs were obvious in 2023. He has responded well to drugs, but has now convinced himself that he is stable. There seems to be good NHS support for the physical side, but non for the mental side.
Everyone that I have known with Parkinson’s has been male. It seems to be rare amongst women.
John Stapleton seemed to be coping fine until this. Hopefully Paxo is also coping well.
Southerner said:
Interesting thought; I think we re moving into an era where we expect everybody to be living well into their 80s or beyond - or at least those among us who are rich & famous , so to speak. I watched the truly excellent Roger Taylor and Sir Brian May doing their stint on Last Night of the Proms last week, goodness they look old (they are!) but alas still going strong at just shy of 80!
The big questions we should be asking are whether those expectations are reasonable and whether the quality of all of those 80yrs is good.We seem to demand that the NHS, as an example, extends our lives and looks after us when we cannot do that ourselves. A double hit. Triple when you add in pensions.
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