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SoberApok5 karma

Hey, thanks so much for the reply. And I really hope it didn't come across as insensitive. I had very different views on medicine and life in general after working half a decade on an ambulance. And if you look at the thread, there's a guy that seems to be thinking I was being heartless, and I wasn't.

I was curious about your thought process, and I'm impressed by it. I like the 'fuck you' attitude, but I like that you seem to have given it honest thought.

I believe life is about LIVING, about making each day great, about making people you meet have a smile on their faces when they think of you. I don't think it's about just 'taking your next breath.'

So give that cancer hell dude, and I'm hoping the best for an awesome recovery!

SoberApok4 karma

I don't mean this as offensive, but do you ever wonder 'is this really worth it?'

I worked as an EMT for over 5 years, and saw people with horrible, degenerative diseases that spend months/years and all their money and their family's money, fighting for a very decreased quality of life or a very shortened life span.

I've personally decided if anything like that happens to me, I will let nature take it's course.

Have you ever considered that maybe.....this isn't something meant to be fought? If so, why? If not, why not?

SoberApok2 karma

Yeah, but kidney disease is 'curable' with dialysis. It doesn't mean everybody wants to do it. If OP doesn't answer, that's their choice.

SoberApok0 karma

Gotcha. I asked for an example and you dodge.

Also, I don't personally consider 17 a child. They are pretty much mature enough to make their own medical decisions. Also, as a mature person, they should consider their future quality of life, the possible (though maybe not necessarily) burden they place on their family, and their future pain vs happiness.

Living just to take another breath isn't living. It's surviving.

SoberApok-2 karma

Sorry, it's late and I'm tired, but since you felt the need to step up, can you link me his post where it's not fatal? I've come across a few where it's 'most likely' not fatal and 'probably not' going to have long term problems, but I don't see anything saying for sure it's not fatal.