Frank Kochish
Missing On Cruise Ship - Overboard
Carnival Cruise Lines Inspiration - May 18, 2006
Frank Kochish
Visitor Submission Date: June 29, 2006
Event Date: May 18, 2006
Bruise: Overboard - Death
Bruise Location: At sea near Cozumel
Age: 82
Home Town: Sun City Center, Florida
Details:
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We at Cruise Bruise do NOT believe that suicide is the case in a high percentage of missing passenger cases. We are NOT taking a stand as to whether suicide is right, or wrong. We are merely presenting evidence in a cruise ship missing passenger case.
Judging victims is NOT our job, and this case clearly presents a victim, on numerous levels. Our mission is to educate. and in the spirit of education, we have posted this case for two reasons.
The first reason is to bring attention to a horribly painful disease, that was beyond the pain this passenger was able to bare. The second reason is to bring to rest, a missing passenger case, that in the publc eye was unresolved. This case has been edited, not embellished, as we omitted facts that were not relevant to the presentatiion of the case.
THE CASE:
This is the case that was known as 82 Yr Old Male Missing In Cabin M236 On Carnival Cruise Line Inspiration May 19, 2006.
"Frank Kochish, was my mothers ex-husband and close friend.
He left the following note to the cruise line captain.
"My name is Frank Kochish, residing at xxx xxxxxxx xx, Sun City Center, Florida 33573. I am 82 years of age and presently of sound mind. I have two reasons for leaving this message. The first is to declare my death legally official, without any involvemnnt of foul play.
The second reason is to bring public and medical awareness about a horrible disease. I am hoping that the following information will be made public and the unfortunate individuals who are also afflicted with the same dreadfull and relatively little known, incurable disease will reap the benefit of a cure in the near future.
I am speaking of Interstitial Cystisis. With the help of my loved ones, I have been battling this horrible disease for seven years, having tried every possible treatment that numerous doctors have recommended, including........
I have reached the end of the line. I can no longer deal with the relentless, never ending, severe to excrutiating pain and decided to take my own life in the cool, soothing waters of the sea."
Signed Frank Kochish
I retain a copy of the letter as it was also sent to my mother via mail."
Editor's Note: Cruise Bruise has viewed and retained a copy of this handwritten note, which goes into extensive explaination of the disease, the treatments tried, the suffering, and we have officially closed the case.
