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To be honest, eight years is not what I'd imagine as "a few". That's actually quite a lot.
by jhgb 5y ago
To be honest, eight years is not what I'd imagine as "a few". That's actually quite a lot.
- gambiting 5y agoYes, of course, but the point is that it wasn't known at the time when he was prescribed treatment. A "good" case for him would have been living another year, maybe two if lucky. The drug was experimental after all, and that it actually worked and gave him another 8 years of life was a huge medical achievement.