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Reply #210 posted 05/18/16 5:11pm

Eileen

lwr001 said:

PeteSilas said:

umm, don't take it personally, I'm just making a point. And don't think I'm just some whiny person at home chilling, I could have been a pro fighter so I know a thing or two about being a warrior. No need for you to get so defensive over some long ago studies that I cited, or personal, we ain't here for that.

could of and the point is you are talkign about some random study an not personal expereince,,,


And if someone is trying to denote facts, those random studies are generally what they should be discussing, not personal anecdotes. Pete said nothing wrong. To demand that people keep their opinions to themselves and STFU as though somehow that honors your service only undermines the meaning and purpose of service.

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Reply #211 posted 05/18/16 5:29pm

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Eileen said:



cardinal said:



2freaky4church1 said:


Sharon Osbourne said there are non addictive ways to deal with pain.



acupuncture, physical therapy, exercise, massage, heat packs, reiki, plus less powerful meds and supplements are just some of the possibilities. there mught even be some nutritional aids.


Yeah, I say we let Sharon Osbourne pay the lost wages and non-insurable bills of all the folks who don't get paid for going to acupuncture, physical therapy, massage, reiki, nutritionists, holistic med specialists...



You know who else still gets paid for doing all that - grandstanding politicians.

It's so easy to blather about people taking pills because they're just lazy. There but for the grace of God...



does sharon o call anyone lazy? i don't really follow sharon osborne. and i sure as hell was not calling anyone lazy. but if prince had been able to connect with this california dr, these are some of the therapies that might have helped him. the grandstanding pols imo are totally in bed with big pharma....and its not in big pharmas best interest to have a healthy and empowered population. sad and depraved, but true.
"If u love somebody, your life won't be in vain
And there's always a rainbow, at the end of every rain."--peace and love, dear prince.....
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Reply #212 posted 05/18/16 5:44pm

Eileen

cardinal said:

Eileen said:
Yeah, I say we let Sharon Osbourne pay the lost wages and non-insurable bills of all the folks who don't get paid for going to acupuncture, physical therapy, massage, reiki, nutritionists, holistic med specialists...


You know who else still gets paid for doing all that - grandstanding politicians.

It's so easy to blather about people taking pills because they're just lazy. There but for the grace of God...

does sharon o call anyone lazy? i don't really follow sharon osborne. and i sure as hell was not calling anyone lazy. but if prince had been able to connect with this california dr, these are some of the therapies that might have helped him. the grandstanding pols imo are totally in bed with big pharma....and its not in big pharmas best interest to have a healthy and empowered population. sad and depraved, but true.


Hi Cardinal. Sorry, I wasn't even thinking about you with that last comment, it was meant to be very general based on the sum total of reading lately - so much commentary about people (esp. Americans) taking painkillers because they're lazy, an easy quick fix, etc. I should have added a general disclaimer.


(Separately) Although yes, folks like Prince and Sharon Osbourne are exactly those who can (could) avail themselves of every possible alternative, should they so choose.

[Edited 5/18/16 17:46pm]

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Reply #213 posted 05/18/16 6:24pm

luvsexy4all

he was on OPIOD painkillers , as opposed to others, FOR A REASON

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Reply #214 posted 05/18/16 6:43pm

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Eileen said:



cardinal said:


Eileen said:
Yeah, I say we let Sharon Osbourne pay the lost wages and non-insurable bills of all the folks who don't get paid for going to acupuncture, physical therapy, massage, reiki, nutritionists, holistic med specialists...


You know who else still gets paid for doing all that - grandstanding politicians.

It's so easy to blather about people taking pills because they're just lazy. There but for the grace of God...



does sharon o call anyone lazy? i don't really follow sharon osborne. and i sure as hell was not calling anyone lazy. but if prince had been able to connect with this california dr, these are some of the therapies that might have helped him. the grandstanding pols imo are totally in bed with big pharma....and its not in big pharmas best interest to have a healthy and empowered population. sad and depraved, but true.


Hi Cardinal. Sorry, I wasn't even thinking about you with that last comment, it was meant to be very general based on the sum total of reading lately - so much commentary about people (esp. Americans) taking painkillers because they're lazy, an easy quick fix, etc. I should have added a general disclaimer.



(Separately) Although yes, folks like Prince and Sharon Osbourne are exactly those who can (could) avail themselves of every possible alternative, should they so choose.

[Edited 5/18/16 17:46pm]



hi Eileen

no worries..i kind of got the impression that you were not a fan of wealthy celebs like sharon o who can basically get any alternative therapy on earth possibly insinuating that pills are the easy way out. not being a follower of sharon o or similars, i could see how some in hollywood could have an elitist approach. don't know about sharon, though. but yes, i agree that us "regular" folk can't just get massages and reiki treatments any old time without financial and possible work repercussions.

i still hold big pharma responsible for a lot of this. prince (if the opioid bit is true) and others
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And there's always a rainbow, at the end of every rain."--peace and love, dear prince.....
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Reply #215 posted 05/18/16 10:07pm

Mkilpatrick74

luvsexy4all said:

he was on OPIOD painkillers , as opposed to others, FOR A REASON



deleting my comments.
[Edited 5/19/16 12:50pm]
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Reply #216 posted 05/18/16 10:11pm

Mkilpatrick74

Mkilpatrick74 said:[quote]

luvsexy4all said:

he was on OPIOD painkillers , as opposed to others, FOR A REASON



Deleting my comments
[Edited 5/19/16 12:51pm]
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Reply #217 posted 05/18/16 10:45pm

rap

Do you really believe he would tell his bodyguard?? Addicts are good at keeping secrets.

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Reply #218 posted 05/19/16 7:43am

lwr001

Eileen said:

lwr001 said:

could of and the point is you are talkign about some random study an not personal expereince,,,


And if someone is trying to denote facts, those random studies are generally what they should be discussing, not personal anecdotes. Pete said nothing wrong. To demand that people keep their opinions to themselves and STFU as though somehow that honors your service only undermines the meaning and purpose of service.

take a seat ,, also, you have absolutely no idea what the purpose of my service was,,we moved on several thread ago,,, and actually, it doesnt undermine my service..my service to protect the

constitution guarantees

my right to say STFU,, I get , YOU may not like, so be it,,Once again, we had already moveed on before you choose to opine.. He actually did a pretty gopod job of arguing/fighting/articulating his stance without your help which wasnt asked for

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Reply #219 posted 05/19/16 12:50pm

PeteSilas

it's ok everyone, we're all here mourning, least I am. Let's be patient with each other.

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Reply #220 posted 05/19/16 12:55pm

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PeteSilas said:

it's ok everyone, we're all here mourning, least I am. Let's be patient with each other.



it has been a month, and i think many of us are frustrated about not knowing and possibly a bit testy. and as you point out, grieving.

its a bad combination. but the comments i see are overwhelmingly supportive rather than critical, so that's good.
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Reply #221 posted 05/19/16 12:56pm

PeteSilas

rap said:

Do you really believe he would tell his bodyguard?? Addicts are good at keeping secrets.

I'm beginning to come to the conclusion that it depends on the person. But i recall in bill russell's book, he spoke highly of a street woman who he loved and when she died of a heroin overdose, he was perplexed and made a statement of how we can hide the biggest secrets even from those who know us the best.

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Reply #222 posted 05/19/16 6:41pm

luvsexy4all

Mkilpatrick74 said:

luvsexy4all said:

he was on OPIOD painkillers , as opposed to others, FOR A REASON

deleting my comments. [Edited 5/19/16 12:50pm]

....u mind telling me why??

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Reply #223 posted 05/21/16 6:35am

Pokeno4Money

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PeteSilas said:

rap said:

Do you really believe he would tell his bodyguard?? Addicts are good at keeping secrets.

I'm beginning to come to the conclusion that it depends on the person. But i recall in bill russell's book, he spoke highly of a street woman who he loved and when she died of a heroin overdose, he was perplexed and made a statement of how we can hide the biggest secrets even from those who know us the best.


Yup, and nobody was better at being private than Prince. He didn't trust anyone with the exception of a few longtime friends, so to think he'd trust information about a possible drug dependency with a bodyguard that he hired what, just 4 years ago?, is ridiculous. Prince picked up his meds personally, did he not? So how the hell would the bodyguard know what pills he was taking, how many and how often. It was pointless to ask the bodyguard anything related to meds, and as I said earlier even if the bodyguard did see Prince doing something to hurt himself he certainly wouldn't rat him out before or after death.

"Never let nasty stalkers disrespect you. They start shit, you finish it. Go down to their level, that's the only way they'll understand. You have to handle things yourself."
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Reply #224 posted 05/22/16 5:39am

MMJas

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Pokeno4Money said:

PeteSilas said:

I'm beginning to come to the conclusion that it depends on the person. But i recall in bill russell's book, he spoke highly of a street woman who he loved and when she died of a heroin overdose, he was perplexed and made a statement of how we can hide the biggest secrets even from those who know us the best.


Yup, and nobody was better at being private than Prince. He didn't trust anyone with the exception of a few longtime friends, so to think he'd trust information about a possible drug dependency with a bodyguard that he hired what, just 4 years ago?, is ridiculous. Prince picked up his meds personally, did he not? So how the hell would the bodyguard know what pills he was taking, how many and how often. It was pointless to ask the bodyguard anything related to meds, and as I said earlier even if the bodyguard did see Prince doing something to hurt himself he certainly wouldn't rat him out before or after death.

True, but he took a stand by stating he never saw anything relating to a possible drug dependency. He felt the need to say that, regardless, cause, like many of us, he's probably sick and tired (and sad) from seeing the awful headlines some rags are already putting out (Aids, drugs, womanizer) without there being an official cause fo death yet. Good of him to defend his boss in the midst of so much speculation.

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Reply #225 posted 05/22/16 5:49am

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MMJas said:

True, but he took a stand by stating he never saw anything relating to a possible drug dependency. He felt the need to say that, regardless, cause, like many of us, he's probably sick and tired (and sad) from seeing the awful headlines some rags are already putting out (Aids, drugs, womanizer) without there being an official cause fo death yet. Good of him to defend his boss in the midst of so much speculation.


Anybody in his position would have said they had no knowledge of an addiction problem, whether true or not. If he had said he knew about a problem, he'd get a ton of heat for being an enabler and for not doing anything to help ... and he'd also have a hard time finding another employer because nobody would want to hire someone who spills private information like that, even after death.

"Never let nasty stalkers disrespect you. They start shit, you finish it. Go down to their level, that's the only way they'll understand. You have to handle things yourself."
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Reply #226 posted 05/22/16 7:00am

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Pokeno4Money said:

MMJas said:

True, but he took a stand by stating he never saw anything relating to a possible drug dependency. He felt the need to say that, regardless, cause, like many of us, he's probably sick and tired (and sad) from seeing the awful headlines some rags are already putting out (Aids, drugs, womanizer) without there being an official cause fo death yet. Good of him to defend his boss in the midst of so much speculation.


Anybody in his position would have said they had no knowledge of an addiction problem, whether true or not. If he had said he knew about a problem, he'd get a ton of heat for being an enabler and for not doing anything to help ... and he'd also have a hard time finding another employer because nobody would want to hire someone who spills private information like that, even after death.

I guess you're right.

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