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Am I the only one who thinks that 99% chance of cerebral vascular edema is STILL preferable to 100% chance of late stage Alzheimer's? This is absolutely how I
by bh42222 15y ago
Am I the only one who thinks that 99% chance of cerebral vascular edema is STILL preferable to 100% chance of late stage Alzheimer's?
This is absolutely how I feel. I may not take this kind of treatment in the early stages of the disease, but as soon as feel that I might be losing myself, I'd roll the dice without blinking.
- bad_user 15y agoI think you're the only one that thinks that -- substituting one disease for another is not really a cure. Now, if those numbers would show something like 50% chance, that would be much better.
- vladd 15y agoNobody says substitution is a cure, rather a lesser evil out of 2 choices. Different diseases / treatments cause different pain levels and suffering in those that have them and the ones close to them. Spending 3 months next to your loved ones or 6 months in a hospital bed is a heart-breaking decision to make. The ability to manipulate the probabilities regarding how one's diseases progresses is the most basic human right that an ill person can have. I really hope you're not advocating taking that liberty away from them.
- ender7 15y agoAfter losing a family member to Alzheimer's (a process which lasted almost a decade), most of my family appears to have independently decided that they would rather quietly off themselves (pills, etc.) than slowly have their brain melt away - myself included. It's hard to describe unless you've watched a loved one go through it.
- dekayed 15y agoAgreed. I have tried to express this to others after my father started to really change. Most people were shocked and assured me that I wouldn't think that way if I actually had the disease. My only response to that was to say that I hope this is cured by that point.