Pattaya: Elderly German man fatally shoots himself after TB diagnosis

[bendejo]

Old saying: the only way to cheat death is to take your own life.

 

RIP, Pops.

 

 

[lkv]

17 hours ago, Gweiloman said:

but if you were a property owner, would you want someone to commit suicide in your property?

Absolutely not. It would limit the market value of the property, since Thais believe the ghost of the deceased will haunt the premises.✌

[JWRC]

15 hours ago, BritManToo said:

I'm 65 and I can't see the point of going on even though I live in a nice house and have a family and enough money.

75 and living in a bedsit with a nasty and expensive disease to cure, when you're broke, why would you want to carry on?

 

Usually caught from someone you live with, I'd be testing the Thai lady that looked after him for the past 14 years.

An American lady I know who was working with elephants as a trainer, caught TB from an elephant, she did recover after months of medication in the form of injections,

[gk10002000]

21 hours ago, steven100 said:

and nobody heard a gun shot at the time he did it  ?  they are quite loud.

I don't know.  1 shot, inside the bathroom, bathroom closed door, room closed door, gun in mouth muffles things a bit.  The gun pop no doubt was heard but depending on the time of day not a big concern obviously since nobody seems to have reported anything.  Waning Chinese New Year celebration, loud firecracker, etc.

[steven100]

1 minute ago, gk10002000 said:

I don't know.  1 shot, inside the bathroom, bathroom closed door, room closed door, gun in mouth muffles things a bit.  The gun pop no doubt was heard but depending on the time of day not a big concern obviously since nobody seems to have reported anything.  Waning Chinese New Year celebration, loud firecracker, etc.

ok agree .....  i'm thinking about his age & TB. 

do you think 75 is old  ?

[BritManToo]

4 minutes ago, steven100 said:

ok agree .....  i'm thinking about his age & TB. 

do you think 75 is old  ?

What enjoyments are you anticipating at age 75+?

Probably impotent, can't wee or poop properly, maybe constant joint and back pain.

I've just reached 65 and the slippery slope down has already started.

[gk10002000]

2 minutes ago, steven100 said:

ok agree .....  i'm thinking about his age & TB. 

do you think 75 is old  ?

well, I am almost 63.  No significant health issues and as far as I can tell no financial issues.  My Mom is 90 and definitely gets depressed sometimes.  Good health, but just does less and less.  All her friends she used to go out with and Dad have died.  All her siblings have died.  All her aunts and uncles have died.  She is the last of her generation in our family and among all my cousins and what not.  If she was not living with my sister, I don't know what her mind set would be.  Loneliness can be a killer.  My Dad had lots of health issues in his last two years and was miserable physically and I know that pained him so much as he could not play golf, go out and bullsheet with the guys, was confined literally to the reclining chair, oxygen enricher around the clock.  Sometimes the future does not look pleasant, and looks painful.   Maybe this German was not financially well off,.  Just because his last stated job was a taxi driver does not necessarily mean he was not financially solvent.  He may be ex military or civil service or even some private worker before that, with a pension and just drove a taxi to keep busy and keep working for a few years.

[xylophone]

1 hour ago, BritManToo said:

What enjoyments are you anticipating at age 75+?

Probably impotent, can't wee or poop properly, maybe constant joint and back pain.

I've just reached 65 and the slippery slope down has already started.

Cheer up, there's plenty to look forward to for young folks like you!!

 

I am 73 and am certainly not impotent and although have had a couple of bladder problems, I am still managing to pee ok and I don't get up in the night to do so, and any pains I have are from about 45 years of playing football and a few broken bones acquired in doing so, not to mention some muscle tears from playing tennis for a few years.

 

I enjoy my red wine and enjoy cooking, and I also enjoy going out once (sometimes twice) a week, having a few drinks with friends and then singing a few songs with a rock group.

 

I enjoy driving and occasionally take my car out for a drive when I don't really need to go anywhere in particular, but just for the pleasure of it.

 

Anything that needs fixing around the place, and at friends places, I am always keen to help out and enjoy doing so, especially if it means fixing electrical appliances, as in my early years I served an electrical apprenticeship – – later on I followed a completely different career path.

 

Also, I enjoy catching up with my Thai daughter on weekends and going out for lunch and shopping, as well as speaking to her regularly during the week on the phone.

 

If I ever thought that I needed to depart this mortal coil on my own terms, then I would do so with the help of some helium – – painless and not messy.

 

Plenty to look forward too BMT!
 

[fhickson]

1 hour ago, BritManToo said:

What enjoyments are you anticipating at age 75+?

Probably impotent, can't wee or poop properly, maybe constant joint and back pain.

I've just reached 65 and the slippery slope down has already started.

typically people become more introspective as they age.

 

meditation, enjoying memories, spirituality, often tv and computer stuff, old movies etc. hobbies. telling stories if anyones around.

 

not all about sex or bars at that age. things change.

[murikamba]

On 2/8/2020 at 5:41 PM, saakura said:

Retired German taxi driver living in Pattaya since 13yrs, where did the get a 9mm automatic pistol from?

You can buy one (illegally) for 10K BHT.

[RJRS1301]

2 hours ago, BritManToo said:

What enjoyments are you anticipating at age 75+?

Probably impotent, can't wee or poop properly, maybe constant joint and back pain.

I've just reached 65 and the slippery slope down has already started.

I know 90+ year olds who still have good bladder and bowel control, live independently, cook, clean and sit on committees contriibuting to their communites.

The best cure for joint and back pain is regular exercise and resistance training, never too late to start.

[jonclark]

Maybe - pure speculation and no disrespect intended to the departed - he took his life as the TB diagnosis now made the mandatory insurance impossible for his next visa extension; that type of condition in a 75 year old would have not been of any interest to any insurance company. And he simply had no where else to go and no choices left. 

 

Pure speculation I know. 

 

I hope this gentleman has found peace.  

[Rimmer]

A baiting/flame removed

[tlandtday]

RIP

[jacko45k]

5 hours ago, BritManToo said:

What enjoyments are you anticipating at age 75+?

Probably impotent, can't wee or poop properly, maybe constant joint and back pain.

I've just reached 65 and the slippery slope down has already started.

Jeez thanks I say as I near the end of my 64th!

[steven100]

4 hours ago, murikamba said:

You can buy one (illegally) for 10K BHT.

i think the helium is cheaper

[Rimmer]

Troll post removed

[Leaver]

4 hours ago, RJRS1301 said:

The best cure for joint and back pain is regular exercise and resistance training,

Are you sure about that?  I thought the best treatment was sitting in a bar all day, getting drunk with hookers.  ????

 

Edited February 10, 2020 by Leaver

[steven100]

1 minute ago, Leaver said:

Are you sure about that?  I thought the best treatment was sitting in a bar all day, getting drunk with hookers.  ????

 

I've been doing that for the past 45 years and the back pain seems to have eased a little.

[balo]

I could understand it if he had a terminal disease like cancer but TB ? 

TB is curable, and he could get free healthcare in Germany. It could take 2-3 years to heal, but he could still enjoy many years after that.  



 

[Damrongsak]

On 2/8/2020 at 11:24 PM, KC 71 said:

9mm can make just a small clap sound

None of my 9mm pistols are quiet.  My son has a 9mm with a quality suppressor and even it is surprisingly loud. 

[fhickson]

On 2/10/2020 at 12:29 PM, jonclark said:

Maybe - pure speculation and no disrespect intended to the departed - he took his life as the TB diagnosis now made the mandatory insurance impossible for his next visa extension; that type of condition in a 75 year old would have not been of any interest to any insurance company. And he simply had no where else to go and no choices left. 

 

Pure speculation I know. 

 

I hope this gentleman has found peace.  

other then throwing youself at the mercy (or lack thereof) of your home country, but you really have to want to live to do that at 75.

[tinca tinca]

On 2/9/2020 at 11:23 AM, Beggar said:

7-Eleven? 

YEAH but NOT in a plastic BAG !!