Re: OT -- medical info needed

"L.S. King" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> In news:[EMAIL PROTECTED],
> Ray Drouillard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> typed:
> > "L.S. King" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> >> Shalom all!
> >>
> >> I know this is off topic but I really need some help and it seems
> >> that someone in our eclectic group always has an answer.
> >>
> >> Is there anyone who hangs out here who knows medically *exactly*
what
> >> happens when a person is dying of dehydration? If so, would you
> >> please contact me off the ng? I know what happens generally but I
> >> need specifics down to days and perhaps even hours in a specific
> >> scenerio.
> >>
> >> If you can help, email me at Loriendil at comcast dot net.
> >>
> >> Thanks!
> >> ~Lee
> >
> >
> > They get really thirsty.  Seriously, though, one thing that happens
is
> > that the blood pressure drops because the blood volume drops.  Liver
> > function also goes out.  I'll see if Mary knows more details.
> >
> > Are you killing off one of your characters?
>
> Ummm, let's just say things don't look good for him right now.  :-)
>
> I need to know day by day, perhaps even hour by hour what will happen
to
> him. I've found nothing that gives that sort of detailed info.
> And since a person's physical condition and environment play a part, I
> really need someone who can give me the individualized details for
this
> scenerio...
>
> BTW, how is work on your book going?

I haven't done anything with it in quite a while.  I did some work on
_Melissa_ a while back, but things are just too... happening right now
to sit down and write -- especially since the computer is currently
sitting on a wooden chest and I have to kneel or sit cross-legged on the
floor to use it.


Ray