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originally posted by: dubiousatworst
a reply to: rickymouse
Though what you are saying is definitely true about the statistics, it also makes his point some what stronger. All of the extra medical expenses will add maybe a month or two, meaning that we could make the assumption that the expenses to gain those extra months are astronomical.
Surely it is a gruesome question to ask, but how much would a person be willing to pay to live an extra day (or month or year)?
Is an extra month in the hospital clinging to life worth $2k a day?
These are the questions that nobody really wants to answer, especially when they are making these choices for a loved one.
originally posted by: dubiousatworst
a reply to: rickymouse
Though what you are saying is definitely true about the statistics, it also makes his point some what stronger. All of the extra medical expenses will add maybe a month or two, meaning that we could make the assumption that the expenses to gain those extra months are astronomical.
Surely it is a gruesome question to ask, but how much would a person be willing to pay to live an extra day (or month or year)?
Is an extra month in the hospital clinging to life worth $2k a day?
These are the questions that nobody really wants to answer, especially when they are making these choices for a loved one.
originally posted by: Iconic
a reply to: rickymouse
If I could show you how many people I've seen die because of noncompliance, you probably wouldnt push it on people because of anecdotal personal stories. It's truly one of the most aggravating things in the entire world. People in their late 20s dying from breast cancer after it mets'd and started a gangrenous infection in a limb, or people dying because of their diabetes, or anything else that is totally and completely preventable.
People who push noncompliance due to anecdote, or paranoia or just ignorance to medical science...shame on them. Shame on them.
Truly and utterly terrible.
originally posted by: carewemust
a reply to: Stupidsecrets
If the U.S. moves to government-run healthcare, the number and quality of medical providers will decrease.
originally posted by: Atsbhct
a reply to: Stupidsecrets
It's hard to get more doctors and nurses when no one can afford to go to college.
originally posted by: Stupidsecrets
a reply to: rickymouse
Begging you to write in paragraph format. I can't read it. And cut it down. Great for a book but doesn't work in this format.
originally posted by: Iconic
a reply to: rickymouse
If I could show you how many people I've seen die because of noncompliance, you probably wouldnt push it on people because of anecdotal personal stories. It's truly one of the most aggravating things in the entire world. People in their late 20s dying from breast cancer after it mets'd and started a gangrenous infection in a limb, or people dying because of their diabetes, or anything else that is totally and completely preventable.
People who push noncompliance due to anecdote, or paranoia or just ignorance to medical science...shame on them. Shame on them.
Truly and utterly terrible.
originally posted by: Atsbhct
a reply to: Stupidsecrets
It's hard to get more doctors and nurses when no one can afford to go to college.
originally posted by: Puppylove
a reply to: Stupidsecrets
Yeah, not just doctors and nurses, but Home Health Aides as well.