from the PacMasters Update Email
Ross Shoemaker, RIP
1942-2007
Ross Shoemaker died suddenly at the Senior Games following one of his swims. Ross had collapsed on the deck, and was not able to be revived. It is a terrible loss - Ross was a longtime member of the San Mateo Marlins, a warm and supportive man, and a devoted swimmer with an encouraging word for everyone.
Ross coached at Chabot Junior College for many years. Services are pending.
I don't think I need to point out the frequncy with which these unfortunate events have been occuring recently. Should active swimmers be getting stress echos or something as they get older? Are simple BP and lipid screens simply not enough?
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We're all going to die of something. If it can't be in my sleep, then in the pool is not so bad. You can choose not to compete, I guess, but that would be worse, wouldn't it?
As a Licenced Nursing Home Administrator, I have seen 60+ YOs that seem to be waiting to die and Then on weekends run 13+ miles with 80 YO.
Gene and habits play a lot, but so does attitude. I've seen healthy men evaporate from life and die within months of losing their wife. Women notsomuch.
I guess the lesson is to take take all the precautions you can, live as healthy a life-style as you can/wish, and live each day as if it were your last; you never know it might be.
Any cardiologist out there have an opinion on the LifeScan services? Can they really detect these issues well enough to treat?
We're all going to die of something. If it can't be in my sleep, then in the pool is not so bad. You can choose not to compete, I guess, but that would be worse, wouldn't it?
As a Licenced Nursing Home Administrator, I have seen 60+ YOs that seem to be waiting to die and Then on weekends run 13+ miles with 80 YO.
Gene and habits play a lot, but so does attitude. I've seen healthy men evaporate from life and die within months of losing their wife. Women notsomuch.
I guess the lesson is to take take all the precautions you can, live as healthy a life-style as you can/wish, and live each day as if it were your last; you never know it might be.
Any cardiologist out there have an opinion on the LifeScan services? Can they really detect these issues well enough to treat?
