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10ish years ago Myleoma was a semi death sentence, it’s now coming close to being treated like a chronic condition. There are definitely improvements happening,
by drawfloat 2y ago
10ish years ago Myleoma was a semi death sentence, it’s now coming close to being treated like a chronic condition. There are definitely improvements happening, but we’ll often miss them because it’s incremental rather than “we developed this cure for lung cancer and it’s no longer a problem”
Edit: some of the replies below are pretty bleak “it’s just a few months that’s nothing”. The difference between a 5 year and 15 year life expectancy for a parent being diagnosed with blood cancer around 60 is huge.
- master-lincoln 2y agoI am curious: why would it make a difference for a 60 year old if they are a parent and have 5 or 15 years vs not? I would have thought by that age children are long independent...
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- popcorncowboy 2y agoThe difference between your grandkids meeting you or not.
- steveBK123 2y agoExactly - in my father's case would be difference between dying before all your kids marry vs meeting all your grandkids, helping to watch them.. and seeing them grow up and start going to school.
- eCa 2y agoPlenty of people have kids in their 40s and 50s.
- steveBK123 2y ago60+15 => 75, a pretty normal "lived a full life" age. 60+5 => 65, maybe dying before you even retire from your job. Seems significant.