diver dies off redondo beach (puget sound)

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You know, I'm glad I read these articles. The gentleman that passed seems to have made the most out of his life. He kept doing what he loved to do, even when faced with a mortal illness, and kept his cheerful side about him while he was at it.

How's that song go? Live like you were dying? I wish we all could do that.

Sorry, I don't usually post on these threads, but I found this story far more uplifting than I did as something to regret.
 
lamont:

SOME People on this board are WAY to quick to make assumptions, assign blame, and come up with lessons learned. This is NOT pointed at posts like Rick made which contain some very useful lessons.

IMO the LESSON to be learned by this is, life is short, live your life well as this departed diver did.

The guy had an illness that in all likelyhood was killing him, and soon. He chose to continue to live his life, spending his last minutes sharing the UW world with his life partner. I can think of a LOT of worst ways to go, including a long, painful, protracted death via cancer.

I think people need to GET OFF the scuba lessons that may or may NOT apply here, and celibrate this mans courage for living, as well as his wifes efforts she made when her partner was in trouble.

All this what if this, and what if that is rather pointless, and IMO callious, and rude. If you want to debate real death scenerios, there is no shortage of them involving heathly people who made stupid mistakes that cost them their lives where all the facts have been presented. Of course maybe that is not as fun for some.

My best for the familiy and friends he left behind.
 
Wijbrandus:
How's that song go? Live like you were dying? I wish we all could do that.

Perhaps that's the real lesson we should be taking away from this story ...

... Bob (Grateful Diver)
 
cmgmg:
Now, I'm fascinated by the thread about giving AR to the 200 lb. diver (no names :wink: ) while under water at 27ft (according to his computer) since it can be done in "with the strength/ability of an 8-year old." I'm a bit confused, is AR done while the victim is underwater or on the surface?
Artificial respirations are done at the surface. I have seen one demonstration(re-enactment) of AR given while the patient was UW. Very special set of circumstances that allowed the person to survive the very specific event.
 
jbd:
Artificial respirations are done at the surface. I have seen one demonstration(re-enactment) of AR given while the patient was UW. Very special set of circumstances that allowed the person to survive the very specific event.
I would be interested to hear more about that. Care to start another thread?
 
wedivebc:
I would be interested to hear more about that. Care to start another thread?
PM on its way.
 
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