Re: Charles E. Brady, Jr. (1951-2006), STS-78


"Dale" <drc@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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On Tue, 1 Aug 2006 18:48:31 -0700, "Joe Delphi" <delphi561@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

An astronaut, medical doctor, and Captain in the USN and he commits
suicide?

He was apparently suffering from painful arthritis, and getting around was
increasingly difficult.

Sad.

Very.

It indicates how poorly the medical establishment in the US is at
controlling pain, especially in the elderly and terminally ill patients.
I'm sure many doctors aren't likely to prescribe the pain medications many
of their patients need for fear of the US government looking into their
"over prescribing" controlled substances.

Jeff
--
"They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a
little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor
safety"
- B. Franklin, Bartlett's Familiar Quotations (1919)


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