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Re: The Emperor of All Maladies

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You are absolutely correct De. I talked with him right up to his final minutes before he committed euthenasia.

He was in horrible pain and there was nothing anyone could do about it. I do not ever want to be in that situation either.

Thankfully cancer does not run in my family. My father's side has longevity. My mother lived to 84 and died from Kidney failure due to diabetes. Too overweight for too long.

She was the kindest person all the way up until the end. I miss her.. Dad died from dementia and we observed and marked every single stage of it as he entered each one.

They are apparent and obvious when they occur to anyone who is actually reading about them and following them.

Losing one's mind is not a great way to go either. It is protracted and debasing. I felt very sorry for my father going thru all those stages as he was a man's man.

I can only hope God just takes me when it is time and does not allow me to go thru what my father did. I put an end to it by not allowing the medical community to replace his pacemaker and to allow him to die of natural causes.


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Re: The Emperor of All Maladies
By: Decomposed
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Wed, 17 Jan 24 4:11 PM
Msg. 49307 of 60008

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Re: “The C word is one scary thing to hear if you become a patient.”
I was often thinking of Nemo as I read the book. The poor guy never stood a chance. Esophageal cancer is one of those that almost no one survives.





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