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I'm not paying my doctor to be a therapist or a rabbi. I am paying for the best medical care I can get - and if I want to prolong my life (in whatever condition

I'm not paying my doctor to be a therapist or a rabbi. I am paying for the best medical care I can get - and if I want to prolong my life (in whatever condition), that's my choice. When I hear "don't be afraid of death", that's not medical advice. Medical advice is "there's nothing I can do for you", which is fine, but I'm going to shop for a second opinion. Maybe a third. For the record, I'm not afraid of death, I just want to postpone it for as long as possible. If medical technology allowed, I'd be very happy with "indefinitely".

rscho 2y ago
> I'm not paying my doctor to be a therapist or a rabbi. I am paying for the best medical care I can get - and if I want to prolong my life (in whatever condition), that's my choice. Not saying anything else. > When I hear "don't be afraid of death" Didn't say that either!? You're assuming opinions, here. Also, 'healthy' life prolongation was not my point. There's a personal threshold for everyone where people just prefer dying. It can be lower or higher, and my observation is that it's heavily influenced by local culture.