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[Big Sister]

OMG, the irony of this.  He got exactly what he didn't want:  HOME CONFINEMENT!    LOL

[Nataliesgramma]

I feel bad for his wife......sounds like a real handful

[Mominohio]

It's not uncommon for people to suffer depression and have some serious issues after major heart surgery. I don't know if this was just an excuse the defense used or if it was real for him, but many people have a very difficult time mentally and emotionally after this type of surgery, and something you would think his family or doctor would have noticed and addressed. 

[Shanus]

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@Noel7 wrote:

Wow.

Too bad his doctors didn't catch on to his level of depression and desperation.

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Was he under a doctor's care? Not a heart doc....a psychiatrist.

[Puzzle Piece]

I remember hearing abou the crim last year. 

Probably both husband and wife need counseling.  Maybe the judge should have instead given him a divorce from her and home confinement in another part of the city. 

[shell garden]

Bless his heart.  At least he knew to sit down in the lobby and tell the officer he was the one they were looking for. 

I am hoping that both he and his wife can find some help and peace of mind in the rest of their golden years together and if not, then I wish them peace to live apart if that is possible. 

[Silver Lining]

He should have been sent to prison like anyone else who went in a bank and handed a teller a note that threatened her with a gun. 

I know of many men who have had heart attacks. It's probably a fairly well-known fact that depression is a common reaction to open heart and bypass surgery. Some people either conceal it, ride it out, or seek/accept treatment. In any case, I feel sorry for his wife but have no sympathy for a man who terrorizes bank tellers or anyone else for that matter.

[Phantom41]

I'm sure being home with his wife will be more punishment than going to jail! 

[chrystaltree]

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@Phantom41 wrote:

I'm sure being home with his wife will be more punishment than going to jail! 

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       yes...for her.

[hckynut]

Hi @Mominohio,

As you know I have had lots of experience being around heart surgery patients, both in-patient and out-patient. Also my 7+ days in a mental ward adds much to what I have experienced in patients both physically and mentally having those specific issues, myself included.

Had I not had myself admitted to the Mental Ward, my doctor of over 30 years would never have suspected I had, or was having any mental issues unless I told him. Many mental patients I met in that ward were much like myself. Talking with them gives you no clue as to their mental stability, in these cases, lack of stability.

For a family doctor to be able to detect this from a person like myself? In my opinion, though I have seen more different doctors than most, I would br hard pressed to say that any of them would have seen me, during a visit, as mentally unstable, even though that was my case.

As I said in another post on this BB, in Cardiac Rehab Classes, several classes were specifically on how a heart attack, whether by Stent Angioplasty, or Bypass Surgery, can mentally effect a patient. They even had evening classes where the patient brought their main care taker. These were to help the care taker understand and also to possibly expect them to come up during a recovery, and longer. 

Some except they may have not be able to do everything they did pre-incident, others have a mental battle with themselves, which is never a good thing. 

I know this is a little off the thread topic, I just thought I would add from my experiences, the other side(the patient) to your comment.

My best to you,

hckynut(john)