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20. It's too bad...

Fri Jan 9, 2015, 10:32 AM

Jan 2015

...that western culture didn't have a more mature attitude about life and death. It would probably improve so called medical treatment that currently has the legal authority to sentence you to a life of pain and discomfort. But hey! You'll still be alive.

As the headlines of a few days ago claimed, it is all a matter of "luck" so it would appear that the chances of a 'magical' cure are about even, depending on whether or not you can, as they say, 'make your own luck'.

My best friend recently died of cancer and it was clear to me that it was about 'making decisions' from the very beginning. I applaud this woman and her daughter for choosing quality over longevity.

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CONNECTICUT COURT RULES AGAINST TEEN WHO DIDN'T WANT CHEMO [View all] Omaha Steve Jan 2015 OP

"My body, my choice" bluestateguy Jan 2015 #1

+1 Dont call me Shirley Jan 2015 #3

It's applicable when the person is mature enough to make the decision....the trial msanthrope Jan 2015 #8

thats a stretch ,,, Cryptoad Jan 2015 #11

There's a little bit more to this story - the girl and her mother are not totally rational groundloop Jan 2015 #2

Well, it's a good thing the government is there to set them straight bluestateguy Jan 2015 #4

Do you say that when religious wackos deny treatment to their children jberryhill Jan 2015 #6

She's got Hodgkin's Lymphoma--that's pretty easily cured. MADem Jan 2015 #7

Yes it is. nt geek tragedy Jan 2015 #19

Hodgkin lymphoma is one of the most treatable forms of cancer exboyfil Jan 2015 #5

Is this a mature seventeen year old, though? MADem Jan 2015 #9

You kind of want to go medieval on the mom exboyfil Jan 2015 #10

Yeah--makes ya wonder. MADem Jan 2015 #12

Good cpwm17 Jan 2015 #13

Insurance money! ClassyCaptain Jan 2015 #14

Since science seems to agree HeiressofBickworth Jan 2015 #15

APNewsBreak: Girl says she knows she'll die without chemo Omaha Steve Jan 2015 #16

Just some of the Cannabis/Lymphoma research studies since 1999: DeSwiss Jan 2015 #17

Part of me agrees, part of me worries this means she'll reproduce. geek tragedy Jan 2015 #18

It's too bad... CanSocDem Jan 2015 #20