Euphoria and Dementia
Why Many Celebrity die very young?
I have never associated with any celebrity all my life.
So what follows is only a theory.
Coming from a Buddhist background where any form of bloated image is despised with and the Image or Self is called an illusion of grandiosity.
This is the most important lesson, I learned having studied Dhamma as an adult.
Even, Dhamma I studied with scientific scrutiny.
Once I got the basics understood, I did not go any deeper.
Of course, I delved into Abhidhamma but later settled down with Dhammapada.
There is copy of it for easy access for reference.
Unfortunately, for some of my queries, there aren't answers there.
Some of my question are outside Dhamma realm, not necessarily of scientific notions.
Why do we have a big brain?
Where is the our memory resident?
Why do some die young?
Why one becomes demented?
Why do some children (?gifted) can speak several languages early in life without prior knowledge?
There is a language center in brain but no center for religion. Why?
Coming back to celebrity;
I have no attachment to any celebrity all my life.
I appreciate their achievements.
The problem is one cannot maintain this status at peak level for a considerable length time.
It invariably dips.
1. When the status dips they go for strong mood enhancing drugs.
That is the beginning of their end.
These mood enhancing drugs alters the Endogenous Enkephalins metabolism, the brain or the Central Nervous System produces.
They are also called endogenous opioids.
What is interesting is the guys who meditate also get these High States and become addicted.
This is why I shun meditation as an adult.
I prefer to be alert and awake, just to prevent dementia taking over my mental capacity.
I am currently doing a book on sleep, dreams and biorhythms and have done a bit of research on the endorphins.
2. Another problem with them is they are fabulously rich.
They do not have financial know how to manage this extra cash.
They need financiers and investors.
3. Then come the financiers and bogus well wishers.
They are the one who in subtle ways destroy the celebrity.
One simple reason.
When the guy dies young these guys inherit the fortune.
The are very greedy.
I am not saying all the lawyers and financiers are greedy but majority are by nature of their profession.
My advice is one should dispose of the extra cash long before dementia sets in and settle down to base level of income.
Two options.
1. Go to an old care center early.
2. Build a family level safe zone.
I wanted to write this peace when my favorite actor died under mysterious circumstances but I had to delay my response.
Gene Hackman
The actor who recently died under mysterious circumstances is Gene Hackman, along with his wife, Betsy Arakawa. Their deaths in their Santa Fe home are currently under investigation due to the "suspicious" nature of the scene and circumstances.
The actor who recently died under mysterious circumstances is Gene Hackman, along with his wife, Betsy Arakawa. Their deaths in their Santa Fe home are currently under investigation due to the "suspicious" nature of the scene and circumstances.
Authorities have requested carbon monoxide and toxicology tests, but a cause of death is yet to be determined.
While the specific details of the circumstances are still under investigation, some reports suggest that Hackman's wife, Betsy Arakawa, may have died before him. Autopsies revealed she succumbed to hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, a rare disease linked to rodent exposure, while Hackman suffered from hypertensive cardiovascular disease complicated by Alzheimer's.
While the specific details of the circumstances are still under investigation, some reports suggest that Hackman's wife, Betsy Arakawa, may have died before him. Autopsies revealed she succumbed to hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, a rare disease linked to rodent exposure, while Hackman suffered from hypertensive cardiovascular disease complicated by Alzheimer's.
However, the "suspicious" nature of the scene, with the couple found in separate rooms and the presence of other dogs, has prompted further investigation.
Two incidents of my own worth recording.
My lawyer died early due to a preventable condition.
I met him right in front of the Dental Hospital.
Incidentally, his problem was dental.
I said come in, I would do the needful.
He politely said NO and went to the general hospital.
I just forgot about him and when I inquired a few weeks later from his brother, he said he passed away.
I did not go into details but certainly a medical misadventure.
What the big idea of a postmortem examination?
Nobody can bring him back to life.
Second incident was in New Zealand.
Two brothers well past 70 years used to visit their mother daily in the hospital geriatric unit.
She was over nineties.
She was chair ridden and demented.
But her heart was strong.
I used to see her once a week.
Thankfully, I was not in charge of the unit but I was in charge of the entire hospital when on duty.
She never recognize me.
Suffice is to say, I attended to a simple and a surgical need and she passed away peacefully.
It was a big relief for the two sons.
I did not see them again.
This hospital was completely reorganized after I left New Zealand and it is now managed by a single GP and three surgeons.
All other facilities including Emergency Care and Coronary Care were dismantled.
Yes, I did cover for Three Residents and I simply enjoyed the work.
I was bit of a talk of the town.
It was a small community and I gather that majority have moved away.
Situated on a earthquake fault.
I could not sleep for 6 weeks after a 7.2 Richter Scale shake.
I left immediately afterwards.
Nobody went away without full medical care.
1. Giant Ovarian Cyst in a lady which was passed as constipation by the GP.
2. Giant Cannon Ball tumour missed by the three surgeons.
3. Baby with a double dislocated hip joints.
4. Postural Pneumonia (saline in the lung) due a Saline a continuous drip.
5. Weekly Dislocated hip surgeries.
6. Duodenal Ulcers perforated, 11 hour surgery.
7. I missed a case of massive perianal abscess on a young homosexual.
Did not look at his back.
He came with referred hip pain, mind you three times and discharged after several hip X Rays.
8. Rare case of Haemophilia in a kid.
9. Rounding up of a gang of drug peddlers.
Police took them in five minutes.
10. Woman frozen on a chair.
11. Broken back of a Bungee Jumper Woman.
12. Many types of traumatic injuries except a dislocated knee joint.
Lot of knee injuries but never a dislocation.
13. Imported case of malaria from Malaysia.
I took a challenge that I would prove a case of malaria in New Zealand.
I won.
to my luck an Asian guy came with hepatosplenomegaly.
I asked from where?
Malaysia.
I told the Chief technician, this is malaria and make several films and I want to have a look.
14. Reprimanded Malingerer guy looking for ACC Free dole.
15. Many Epilepsy cases but no leukaemia cases.
16. Duodenal Ulcer guy asphyxiated on his own blood.
17. Case of Cardiac Tamponade following open heart surgery.
This was diagnosed by the Westport GP and the Cardiac Registrar (I think Queensland Hospital) did not agree.
We emptied two litre of fluid stabilized him and sent him back to the cardiology unit.
18. Saved the Orthopaedic Consultant (very nasty South African Asian guy) with a massive coronary episode.
Airlifted him to Australia for the bypass.
19. Airlifting Emergency cases to Christchurch on two seater planes.
I loved this part of the job.
I get a half a day off in Christchurch.
20. Many Episiotomy repairs but never a single Cut-down.
I would put an arterial catheter instead of a Cut-down.
21. I was itching to prove a case of Rheumatic Fever. I saw a child under 5 with over 80mm ESR. It turned out to be Haemophilus influenza.
22. Many kids with streptococcal Scarlet Fever but never a Rheumatic Fever.
23. Saved the guy with Cardiac Tamponade.
The total duration was 2 years exact.
The worst Immigration Officers of the entire world are in New Zealand.
One retires at 50 in New Zealand.
Absurd.
I returned home and worked until 66 years of age.
Last 9 months was a bonus I earned.
65 is the age of retirement in CEYLON Universities.
I could have gone on until 70.
I wish I could kick the bucket by 80 before dementia sets in.
I am working on a book on Dementia on Dogs.
American dog.
Russian dog
Ceylonese paraya (stray) dog are involved in this fictional story.
Ceylonese dog is involved in preventing the Nuclear Holocaust.
By the way, alcohol is involved in both Euphoria and Severe Dementia.
BEWARE.
