Originally Posted By: nursemike

But take it a step or two further. What if your infirmity is sleep apnea, and you need your c-pap machine-does one go into your bug out bag? Or maybe it's chronic renal failure, and you need hemodialysis 3 times a week? Do you teach yourself to do home peritoneal dailysis just in case, and toss 15 liters of sterile dialysis fluid in the bob? At what point do you accept the inevitability of death absent the support of a pretty sophisticated support system?


To quote Sting of The Police, "They would kill me for a cigarette/but I don't even wanna die just yet." You can speculate on what nature should select for extinction, but in the spirit of the good ol' Natural Selection Derby I'm gonna do what I can to stay alive. I hope that doesn't mess up any bets you have somewhere.

I fully appreciate the inevitability of death, no matter how strong or healthy you are so long as you're mortal. The point I'll accept it for me is when I can't knock the shovel out of the gravedigger's hand. wink


Edited by Phaedrus (07/11/10 09:50 AM)
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