Rockdoc,
At hought provoking original post.
My medical history is roughly similar to SGW's; had the wake up call and done something about it. My best and closest shooting chum has angina, is overweight, smokes and drinks....I worry for him because he won't do what's required (at least not consistently) to turn things round.
Me...Aged 60, 5" 10", 162 lbs, non smoker, now a moderate (wasn't always) drinker, low cholesterol, BP around 117 / 70. In the gym twice a week; plus I walk four dogs twice a day.
This shooting season I have 34 days picking up booked so far...legging it up and down Welsh hillsides with loads of deceased pheasants.....so we'll see!
On the other hand my late pal Phil collapsed with a fatal stroke whilst out on a driven shoot with his friends on a beautiful fall day; his spaniel had just pulled off couple of smart retrieves and as he passed the birds to his buddy he went down. His surgeon was shooting that day and reckoned he was dead before he hit the floor.
If you have to go, that's a pretty classy exit. I'd settle for it.
Eug
