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| I can't tell you much only my thoughts about them. I had both my grandfather and grandmother and my father on dad's side all have pacemakers. Grandparents it gave them each a solid ten years extra, however after grandmother passed grandfather didn't want to live. His was installed after she passed. He was mad at family for letting them restart his heart so many times and putting pacemaker in. He took it out on my father for a few years, then came to terms with it. It got my grandmother to 82 years old, lived a good life. Then grandfather got his and lived to 92, still took care of himself and rode a horse with me until he was 89.
My father made it to 79 with his, it was his only option. They replaced his battery a couple of times, I think. When grandfather was dying, he asked doc to turn his off. Doc had no problem with the request. However, my father and mother were out of state in their second residence in winter. My father asked doc there to turn his off, they refused to do it. My father was of sound mind when he requested it, my mother and my brother and I was in the room as well and they still refused it. He had a do not resuscitate order, still wouldn't do it. That alone caused a lot of unneeded stress to him during that time. Doc argued that it wouldn't help him pass faster, I told doc it didn't matter as it was his wishes.
Just adding this for discussion for when that time comes and it's your wishes to turn it off, they might not honor your request. Dad and I talked he was wanting me to go to farm store and buy an electric fencer charger and try to knock it for him. That I couldn't do, thankfully he was able to pass away 5 days later. Turning them off I feel wouldn't help them pass faster, however it was the peace of mind that they needed at that time. Just giving my thoughts on this, I'm sure I'm probably head down the same road in future. | |
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Pace maker,
