Today, I attended an elderly patient's funeral. He died of a heart attack after his daughter, as his carer, stopped all of his meds in favour of a half-cup of garlic a day. Apparently she'd "read an article" about the healing power of garlic, which trumped my 6-year degree. FML
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A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, my dad decided to take his medicine before eating. He passed out with his face in a plate of chocolate cake. He wasn't responsive so I called the paramedics. When he got to the hospital, the doctor asked him if he knew why he was there. He replied, "Because my stupid daughter overreacted." FML
Today, my cousin died of a very treatable illness. She was pressured into herbal and holistic "faith healing" instead of seeking "poisonous western filth". Her husband, church and family all seem to think she made the right choice. I’ve been shunned for disagreeing. FML
Today, I was cleaning one of my elderly patient's teeth. After finishing and reminding her to floss, I realised she had died. Supposedly she was dead for a good 20 minutes. FML
Today, a colleague was talking about how she'd made some tomato sauce from scratch for her dad, but then he died before she could give it to him. I said she should have put it in the casket with him so the cremation would've been a real barbeque. My filter is broken. FML
Today, my doctor died. Last week, after a check up I'd had because I was worried about a cough, he told me not to worry because I was as healthy as he was. FML
Today, my mother-in-law decided my husband has COVID-19, read some debunked articles about how ibuprofen makes the symptoms worse, and scolded me for giving him ibuprofen for his muscle pain. I'm an actual medical doctor. FML
Today, I was on a first date and everything was going great, until I realized I had garlic breath from the garlic bread I ate earlier. I tried covering it with a mouthful of wine, but it just made it worse. I ended up trying to avoid any closeness, and now I guess I'll just die alone. FML
Today, I was told by a doctor that I have a fatal disease, and that I should start making preparations for when I pass away. Then, another doctor showed up, panicking, and said that was meant for someone else with the same first name as me. The mini-heart attack I had at that moment almost killed me anyway. FML
Today, my grandma, who was placed in a hospice a few months ago, started to decline in health and passed away, The day before she died I thought my girlfriend was so sweet because she took a leading role in her care, just to find out she didn’t care about her at all. It was just an act to steal her pain medication. FML
Today, I got to work in the ER at the local hospital. A lady came in with high blood sugar. She was concerned because the same thing happened to her husband. I reassured her, telling her she'd be back with her husband in an hour or so. Her husband died four years ago from something similar. FML
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Welshite 40
I feel terrible for the elderly man. I couldn't imagine eating a half-cup of garlic a day. That in itself is torture.
Schiffy 18
Does Australia have anything on criminally negligent homicide?
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Comments (68)
Goblin182 27
Did they not teach garlic on med school?
meegal 12
That lady is a complete idiot and should feel terrible for basically killing her own father. I hope she is overwhelmed with guilt.
SamCat 21
3yrs ago my grandmother died, she could have been saved had it not been for the stupidity of my 6 aunts who were present. Sometimes people do what they honestly think is the "right thing to do". Until now, they do not see their mistakes from that awful day, I am sorry for the loss of a patient OP.
rememberkids 14
I'm pretty sure the police could charge her with criminal negligence causing death.
alycion 39
I am a firm believer in natural medicine. But I work with my doctors and still take my million scripts a day that are prescribed. We have been able to lower the doses of some of the harsher meds with using holistic stuff. But I would never screw with my meds on my own much less someone I'm taking care of. My heart meds are especially ones I wouldn't mess with. I wouldn't wish a heart attack on anyone, but maybe if she had one and felt the agony and fear, she would have been smarter about it. That was the worse thing I ever went through and it actually turned out to be a positive thing because it scared a lot of bad habits I developed right out of me. The two natural things I'm on are there to support the meds, not replace them. And it was my docs who came up with the idea because of other health problems I have.
Omniprism 15
What a bitch.
lollypop30001 19
Sounds like is daughter wanted him to die a slow painful death. Just evil if you ask me.
brewmasterg 34
It probably would've been a quick (in terms of how soon after taking him off the medication), painful death if she took him straight off his meds like it sounds like. He would've been a ticking time bomb.
outoftown 27
If I'd been forced to take a half cup of garlic, 5 minutes would seem like a long day. :(
QMAN4000 10
She should be charged with negligent homicide
radiocaf 29
Pretty sure garlic is used to prevent the situation he was in, not to cure it once it had occurred lol.
xXNerrrdXx 16
Sorry for your lose OP...and for the daughter's lose....and for the poor man who had to take 1/2cup of gralic till his death....