Posted: 9/7/2012 7:31:23 PM EDT
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I don't know how to put this.
Its a horrible disease. Tons of money has poured into cancer research oover the years. We have conquered so many other terrible things but cancer still eludes us. Why? With all the technology we have what more do we need to find a cure? Anybody here, in the know? |
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I don't know how to put this. Its a horrible desease. Tons of money has poured into cancer research oover the years. We have conquered so many other terrible things but cancer still eludes us. Why? With all the technology we have what more do we need to find a cure? Anybody here, in the know? One single cell corrupts but doesn't die like it should. It replicates the defect as if it were normal. We don't have a cause. We don't know if it's chromosomal, or something foreign damages the DNA. There's dozens of types. No answer other than it's complicated and sucks. I hate it, one of the few things that I actually hate. 
Until It Sleeps. 
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I drew one of the short sticks in life and was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis at an early age. I'm pretty sure I'll get colorectal cancer within the next 20 years.
In a way, I figure, meh, I had a decent run. If this is what fate determined, then I'm not gonna intervene. I'll let it run its course and I'm not going to rack up hundreds of thousands in medical bills before passing on anyway. Is this wrong? I don't personally think so. Maybe getting cancer is a sign that you aren't one of the few who will live to 100. |
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I drew one of the short sticks in life and was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis at an early age. I'm pretty sure I'll get colorectal cancer within the next 20 years. In a way, I figure, meh, I had a decent run. If this is what fate determined, then I'm not gonna intervene. I'll let it run its course and I'm not going to rack up hundreds of thousands in medical bills before passing on anyway. Is this wrong? I don't personally think so. Maybe getting cancer is a sign that you aren't one of the few who will live to 100. Wow, good for you man ETA: Serious comment not trying to sound like an A hole |
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I drew one of the short sticks in life and was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis at an early age. I'm pretty sure I'll get colorectal cancer within the next 20 years. In a way, I figure, meh, I had a decent run. If this is what fate determined, then I'm not gonna intervene. I'll let it run its course and I'm not going to rack up hundreds of thousands in medical bills before passing on anyway. Is this wrong? I don't personally think so. Maybe getting cancer is a sign that you aren't one of the few who will live to 100. Wow, good for you man ETA: Serious comment not trying to sound like an A hole It's not my place to judge, but I don't understand why others cannot see it this way. I know things are different once you have a family and such, but where's the practicality in dragging on a battle with cancer for years, racking up an enormous medical debt, while putting friends and family through the continual agony that you're suffering? Death is tough, but we each live separate lives that can be independently fulfilling and there isn't much merit in pausing your own path to see another's whittle away slowly. |
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I drew one of the short sticks in life and was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis at an early age. I'm pretty sure I'll get colorectal cancer within the next 20 years. In a way, I figure, meh, I had a decent run. If this is what fate determined, then I'm not gonna intervene. I'll let it run its course and I'm not going to rack up hundreds of thousands in medical bills before passing on anyway. Is this wrong? I don't personally think so. Maybe getting cancer is a sign that you aren't one of the few who will live to 100. I don't have any issues yet, but if I were to get diagnosed with some form of cancer that would be hard to treat, I would make my arrangements, say my goodbyes and move on. I'll be damned if I'm going to risk everything only to end up dying anyway and leaving my wife with all the debt. I always say "appreciate what you have". I've had 48 yrs of life. My brother (who was born before me) only live 3 weeks. Compared to him I'm the luckiest man alive. If I got diagnosed with cancer tomorrow, how could I complain? |
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Quoted: Quoted: I drew one of the short sticks in life and was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis at an early age. I'm pretty sure I'll get colorectal cancer within the next 20 years. In a way, I figure, meh, I had a decent run. If this is what fate determined, then I'm not gonna intervene. I'll let it run its course and I'm not going to rack up hundreds of thousands in medical bills before passing on anyway. Is this wrong? I don't personally think so. Maybe getting cancer is a sign that you aren't one of the few who will live to 100. I don't have any issues yet, but if I were to get diagnosed with some form of cancer that would be hard to treat, I would make my arrangements, say my goodbyes and move on. I'll be damned if I'm going to risk everything only to end up dying anyway and leaving my wife with all the debt. I always say "appreciate what you have". I've had 48 yrs of life. My brother (who was born before me) only live 3 weeks. Compared to him I'm the luckiest man alive. If I got diagnosed with cancer tomorrow, how could I complain? I was feeling the same way also. The docs assured me my cancer is very treatable... I finished radiation treatment 2 weeks ago and now have to wait for 2 months to see if it worked, if not... I'm good with it. |