Old folks!...WTF?

Paddy Samurai

Tonight my dad went to hospital after lying on the floor for seven hours. He’ s in his eighty’s, its amazing the way the older generations think!.His back has been bad for a while, but when he woke up this morning, he could’nt walk. He would’nt let my ma ring a doctor, me or anyone else. He told her to leave him on the floor and it would work itself out. Only an unexpected visit by myself resulted in an ambulance been called.
I would’nt mind,this is the second time. Six years ago he woke up at 3’am with bad chest pains,and unable to breathe.So he crawled out of bed and lay on the floor till the following day. No ambulance was to be called until it was daylight ”he did’nt want to disturb anyone”. Turned out that he had, had a serious heart attack. Two days later he had a triple bypass.
Are all older people like this?.I don’t understand this as he’ s not afraid of hospital or doctors. It seems to be a case of I don’t want to be a bother.
Will we all think this way as we get older?.

galwayrush

You need larger fonts when you get old.;)

shenanigans1982

I think your da is in a minority of old people who think like this. Most old people will bother you at every available opportunity.

Latchy

The thing i dont get with some older people ( relative in mind tbh ) is when they say ' I dont have much time these days , just here for a quick vist ' then spend the next 3 hrs wasting your time , waffling on about complete shyte :rolleyes:

Captain-America

Paddy Samurai wrote: »

I don’t understand this as he’ s not afraid of hospital or doctors.

The rest of your post would suggest otherwise.

Saibh

My mam was like that, think she had this thing that she was a burden to us (she was sick for a few years) which she wasn't.

If you asked her was she ok, she would just say yes all the time, even though we might not think so.

She was the type to not complain.

Some do, some don't.

Kess73

Latchy wrote: »

The thing i dont get with some older people ( relative in mind tbh ) is when they say ' I dont have much time these days , just here for a quick vist ' then spend the next 3 hrs wasting your time , waffling on about complete shyte :rolleyes:

Maybe it is simply because some want a bit of company.

anniehoo

shenanigans1982 wrote: »

I think your da is in a minority of old people who think like this. Most old people will bother you at every available opportunity.

Oh my god no (note i didnt say OMG)! Yeh he obviously needed the hospital but hes "old school" which generally means he's a hardy fecker used to puttin up with hardship, grittin his teeth and getting through tough times and not complaining. Hes from a generation of people who worked their arses off and couldnt afford to milk a sick day..be it genuine or not. I hope hes ok OP, he sounds like a tough fella

Kess73

Paddy Samurai wrote: »

Tonight my dad went to hospital after lying on the floor for seven hours. He’ s in his eighty’s, its amazing the way the older generations think!.His back has been bad for a while, but when he woke up this morning, he could’nt walk. He would’nt let my ma ring a doctor, me or anyone else. He told her to leave him on the floor and it would work itself out. Only an unexpected visit by myself resulted in an ambulance been called.
I would’nt mind,this is the second time. Six years ago he woke up at 3’am with bad chest pains,and unable to breathe.So he crawled out of bed and lay on the floor till the following day. No ambulance was to be called until it was daylight ”he did’nt want to disturb anyone”. Turned out that he had, had a serious heart attack. Two days later he had a triple bypass.
Are all older people like this?.I don’t understand this as he’ s not afraid of hospital or doctors. It seems to be a case of I don’t want to be a bother.
Will we all think this way as we get older?.

I think it is pretty common with a lot of people of a certain age. They seem to be made of tougher stuff than the current generation of teens that are growing up now.


I hope your dad gets well soon.

Sharpshooter

Captain-America wrote: »

The rest of your post would suggest otherwise.

Stop scoring points, you are supposed to be nice this week.:)

/ more hugs will follow, you know.
((C A ))

but I bet if he sneezed he'd think he was dying.

Men eh.

Latchy

Kess73 wrote: »

Maybe it is simply because some want a bit of company.

Wanting and getting plenty of company is one thing ,no problem with that .

Being over demanding while treating anybody under 50 with contempt is another .:(

But I am thinking on one oap in particular

S.I.R

my granny was like that - god rest her soul...


never a doctors visit unless its serious ( i.e your heads missing )

gandalf

I think its a generational thing where they don't want to create a fuss coupled with Irish Man syndrome where they trivalise illnesses that they have. My late dad was like this, his first heart problem was caused by fluid building up in his lungs and him ignoring it because it was "just a bit of a cold".

Lobelia Overhill

It is an old person thing to behave like that ... my Da has had funny turns and not said anything for whatever reason. D'Mother is always making out like she's dying, but gets out of bed, dresses herself and goes around like there's nothing wrong with her.

If I'm sick/injured I stay in bed, or go to the doctor!

AnonoBoy

Paddy Samurai wrote: »

Will we all think this way as we get older?.

I think when I'm older I'll still not bother read posts that are written in unneccessarily large fonts.

Sharpshooter

I think you might need to.

AnonoBoy

Sharpshooter wrote: »

I think you might need to.

WHAT?

Speak up. I can't hear you.

Sharpshooter

Already?

LadyE

My grandads liek this too. He would always say he is ok when he is visably not.

Last year he rang me to say he wasnt well and would I do something for him, thats when you know he really isnt well. Even when I got there, after the phonecall, in person he was telling me he was fine. Its deffo the "not wanting to bother you" thing.

Hope your dad is ok OP.

AnonoBoy

Sharpshooter wrote: »

Already?

WHAT????

bigeasyeah

Some of those old boys are just tough.Simple as.Your father could teach some younger folk not to such whining limpwristed pinkos.
Also,hope your fathers ok.

Mimikyu

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x in the city

Paddy Samurai wrote: »

Tonight my dad went to hospital after lying on the floor for seven hours. He’ s in his eighty’s, its amazing the way the older generations think!.His back has been bad for a while, but when he woke up this morning, he could’nt walk. He would’nt let my ma ring a doctor, me or anyone else. He told her to leave him on the floor and it would work itself out. Only an unexpected visit by myself resulted in an ambulance been called.
I would’nt mind,this is the second time. Six years ago he woke up at 3’am with bad chest pains,and unable to breathe.So he crawled out of bed and lay on the floor till the following day. No ambulance was to be called until it was daylight ”he did’nt want to disturb anyone”. Turned out that he had, had a serious heart attack. Two days later he had a triple bypass.
Are all older people like this?.I don’t understand this as he’ s not afraid of hospital or doctors. It seems to be a case of I don’t want to be a bother.
Will we all think this way as we get older?.

is it just me or do people try and make things more difficult to read each day on boards has anyone got these long

s p a c e b a r

thingys?

Mimikyu

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Amalgam

Paddy Samurai, best wishes to your Dad.

The stoical chin held high attitude *before the hospital* might be common with a certain generation, but the aftercare, the feckers don't half get addicted to it, they love it.. and milk it.

My Mum had a crutch for a while, as well as a hand cast.. and I swear she became addicted, long after it was necessary, she discovered both items held magical powers, like glowing widgets from a bad episode of Stargate, clearing a path through busy hallways, empty chairs appearing magically on buses and trains, anything dropped picked up.

As an in joke, after much ribbing, she still has the hand fabric cover in the handbag, just in case..

seanybiker

lying on the floor . Lunatic. Ah sure if it makes him happy.

CHD

He has the right idea, people die in hospitals.

seanybiker

CHD wrote: »

He has the right idea, people die in hospitals.

Jaysus thats a lovely thing to say when his elderly father is in hospital.

orestes

AnonoBoy wrote: »

I think when I'm older I'll still not bother read posts that are written in unneccessarily large fonts.

Sharpshooter wrote: »

I think you might need to.

Sharpshooter wrote: »

Already?

AnonoBoy wrote: »

WHAT????

[Austin]WHAT?![/Austin]

Turd Ferguson

Deleted User wrote: »

but I bet if he sneezed he'd think he was dying.

Men eh.

Yeah, men :rolleyes:.....wait a minute :mad:

Professey Chin

orestes wrote: »

[Austin]WHAT?![/Austin]

I WANT SOME TACTIOS!!

sunnyside

I think it's because elderly people aren't as comfortable with the concept of 24 hour services as younger people are. When he was a similar age to the aveage boards.ie member it would have been a serious life and death emergency to call for a doctor in the middle of the night. People would have spoken about if for days that the doctor had to be called at night. Back then the doctor would definitely have been getting up out of bed in the middle of the night specially to deal with the call.

That might still happen but now the doctor who gets up at night would only in bed because it was a quiet night. S/he would be on call for night duty anyway and hospitals have doctors who work overnight. They expect to be called.

Ambulances, guards, Tesco, petrol stations...most things are available 24/7 now. When he was young that wouldn't have been normal so that's probably why he thinks he's bothering people.

Common sense means lots of things should be left until morning but he really needs to understand that 24 hour services are normal these days in case he neeeds help again. Hope he's better.

harney

Yea, older gernerations are quite hardcore - hope your father is ok.

Having said that, reminds me of Denis Leary years ago

HEALTH: Never go to the hospital or visit a doctor. If you have a stroke,
keep drinking and act like you prefer to use only one side of your body. If
you cut off a limb while using a power tool--so what? That's why there's
duct tape and staple guns. If someone tries to drive you to the hospital
after a heart attack or maiming, punch him in the throat. (Optional retorts:
"Drive This!" or "**** you!" or "Shut the **** up!")

http://www.xent.com/FoRK-archive/winter96/0148.html