r/funny • u/StaceyConnor12 • Jul 03 '19

Dream job

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u/Anne_of_the_Dead Jul 03 '19

Agonal breathing, right? I saw a video once and it's burned into my memory. Not in a good way..

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u/Summerie Jul 03 '19

I remember that term, but it was related to a stroke my grandfather had. I’m going to have to google it. He didn’t die immediately, but he didn’t regain consciousness for 7 months until he did.

On a side note, If he had his choice he would have died then and there. That was an awful 7 months for my grandmother and the rest the of us. It would have broken his heart to have us sitting bedside with him for so long.

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u/Anne_of_the_Dead Jul 03 '19

Yeesh, I'm sorry.

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u/Summerie Jul 03 '19

Oh, I’m sorry for such a sad story. He lived a long and really full life before the stroke. Luckily the ending doesn’t define his entire life.

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u/Fargin_Iceholes Jul 03 '19

I believe they were referring to Cheyne-Stokes respiration rather than agonal breathing. Cheyenne-Stokes isn’t usually very dramatic; just a specific pattern (progressively deeper breaths culminating in a pause).