2006-06-14 06:01:44 · 22 answers · asked by Macy M 1 in Health ➔ Other - Health
Generally when someone dies of old age, but has no major medical problems, they simply go to sleep and do not wake up.
Pain can be a problem when there are medical concerns such as a major organ failure or cancer. In this day and age the hospice system in the United States is there for the terminal patient and when it is known that a patient has 6 months or less to live, hospice steps in and assists that person to be as pain free as possible until they pass.
I was with 2 terminally ill people who were under hospice care and both passed away very peacefully. Both had painful medical conditions (one cancer, the other complications of diabetes) and hospice was absolutely wonderful in eliminating their pain so they could die in peace.
2006-06-14 06:15:07 · answer #1 · answered by Seikilos 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dieing of old age is a natural way to depart this world and by the time you get to that point your ready to go so prep-air for your trip to the other side and don't worry about a thing..............
2006-06-14 13:12:25 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No one dies of old age, so the answer is no. Old people are more susceptible to illnesses or other things like heart attacks, most of which are painful or at least uncomfortable, and often the treatment is very uncomfortable also.
2006-06-14 13:07:20 · answer #3 · answered by thylawyer 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Old age" is not a disease and people do not die from it. Rather, they die from specific ailments and body function failures that may be related to aging. So it makes a difference which ailment or specific organ fails...and whether one has pain medication or not.
2006-06-14 13:14:20 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
when I die, I want to die in my sleep at an old age. I would hope that you don't feel anything.
2006-06-14 13:04:54 · answer #5 · answered by heterophobicgirl 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My grandma just died of old age. Her doctor said she had outlived her organs. She wasn't really in pain. Her death was very peaceful. She just simply took a last breath and never exhaled. It was like she was going to sleep.
2006-06-14 13:10:21 · answer #6 · answered by loshea65 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We are all dying of old age. Every day, we get a day older and a day closer to death.
2006-06-14 13:08:14 · answer #7 · answered by Antique Silver Buttons 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes. last week when I died of old age it hurt like hell
2006-06-14 13:07:58 · answer #8 · answered by bloody darkness 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Only if you're hit by a moving truck
2006-06-14 13:03:45 · answer #9 · answered by Quasimodo 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i wouldn't know because i've never died, but it probably doesn't. i think it's more of the kind of feeling that you get when yu fall a sleep.
2006-06-14 13:04:56 · answer #10 · answered by Sassy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋