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1187071 tn?1279369698

Dealiest catch

I am sitting here trying to get moving to get ready for work but I feel like a little kid that don't want to go to school lol Anyway I don't know if any of you watch Dealiest Catch but it is a great show about crab fishing.
One of the boat owners is my favorite on the show. I watched last weeks last night and he was having severe back pain,he has alot of problems with his back. Well it got to the point he was about to pass out in pain so he went down in his room on the boat and he shut the door to get a pain pill, you couldn't see anything but you could hear everything. He asked his youngest son on the boat that works for him "what in the h** are you doing" His son said I am sorry dad, he said if you wanted one all you have to do is ask talking about his pain meds. Then they come walking back up and his son kept saying I am so sorry  dad I love you and Phill said your a theif and a liar and when we get back home I am going one way you are going the other, I want nothing else to do with you. His son Jake you could tell he was higher then a kite he kept saying i am sorry I am very sick, I love you and it will never happen again. So finally Phill asked why are you sick what is wrong with you. He walk infront of him the best he could cause he was high and said "Dad I am a addict" His dad about hit the floor. They talked for awhile longer, Jake said when they get back the was going to meetings and his dad said he would go with him and they hugged. He cut the trip short and was headed back home, millions of dollars wasted.  Well later It showed Phill going back down to his room. He never came back out and one of the other guys on the boat went to check on him cause he never came back up and he walked in and said oh my god and ran out. They called a EMS they came and got phill. He later died of a stroke. It was very very sad and the new one will be on tuesday where he dies. He will be missed. I just wanted to share.
Jamie
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Hi Jamie,

I saw when Phil passed away awhile back on MSN.com and thought then how very sad it was. He actually requested that EVERYTHING be shown on the show. They were going to stop filming and he had them continue when he was in the hospital.

They never mentioned then about his son and the addiction. That is so very sad and you can't help but wonder if that had a bearing on the stroke happening sooner than it otherwise would have. I feel very sorry for his son as he will have to live with this for the rest of his life and even if he wasn't to blame for it I  would imagine that he will always blame himself in some way. A VERY sad situation!!

I hope that your day goes well!!! (((HUGS!!)))...Sherry

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1187071 tn?1279369698
That is true, it broke his heart but his dad said he would go to treatment with him and turned the boat around to take him home. It was really sad.
Jamie
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I wonder how the son (Jake) felt knowing that the last thing he did to his Dad (Phil) was try and steal his pain medication?

I struggled with addiction for a time (I'm now a recovering addict), and I'm not sure I could live with myself if I knew that the last thing on my Dad's mind was "My son tried to steal the pain meds that are keeping me going"...

That being said, the silver-lining here is that the very last thing that Jake did was come clean about his addiction to his Dad.
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It is EXTREMELY SAD!!

I feel so sorry for the entire family.

Sherry
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1187071 tn?1279369698
I knew he was smoking alot but man he was sitting there for months and months at a time, so I guess smoking helped keep up awake or not bored.
I didn't know he was smoking that much a day. He will be missed and I know I watched the show because of him.
As for his son, he knew hew as doing wrong by stealing his dads pain meds and I could tell on the show he was high. right before they he was caught stealing the meds he fell in the holding tank for the crabs. He knew it was there and wasn't watching anything he was doing. So sad.
Jamie
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Hi Jamie:

Yes, I watch the show. Phil actually passed away a few months ago. I believe it was back in March. It's a sad thing to loose anyone, especially so suddenly like that. Phil was very unhealthy with his bouts of Blood Clots and his 4 pack a day cig. habit. It was bound to happen.

My best,
Molly
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