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There's also the unspoken assumption that once you find out you're going to die you're going to drop everything, tour the world, meet up with all your loved one
by avar 16y ago
There's also the unspoken assumption that once you find out you're going to die you're going to drop everything, tour the world, meet up with all your loved ones etc. But that's a very Disney-esque view of the world.
We all know we're going to die in 20-60 years. I don't see why people that know they're going to die in 6 months or 2 years from now should be expected to behave any differently than the rest of us.
There's certainly a place for getting your affairs in order, but spending the rest of your days feeling sorry for yourself is a bad waste of time as far as I'm concerned.
- Mz 16y agoThere's also the unspoken assumption that once you find out you're going to die you're going to drop everything, tour the world, meet up with all your loved ones etc. But that's a very Disney-esque view of the world. Medical care for a serious health issue can be extremely expensive. My sister has been battling cancer on and off for over 11 years and has had 4 separate occurrences. She continues to work. She needs her job because it provides better insurance than her husband's and they need two incomes to pay the medical bills. You would practically need to be Bill Gates to do the Disney-esque Version of living with a life-threatening medical condition.
- avar 16y agoYou would practically need to be Bill Gates to do the Disney-esque Version of living with a life-threatening medical condition. That or live in a country with a working single-payer health care system. I.e. anywhere in the first world except the US.