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Lessons of a $618,616 Death
theodp writes "Two years after her husband's death, Amanda Bennett examines the costs and complex questions of keeping one man alive. The bills for his seven-year battle with cancer totaled $618,616, almost two-thirds of which was for his final 24 months. No one can say for sure if the treatments helped extend his life, and she's left with a question she still can't answer: When is it time to quit?"
It's a lot harder when it's your mom.
...and he could have at least said his death was palindromic.
Some diseases come result in a shorttime depression, which means that you can't just let people die because they don't want to live for a day or two. They c
So remember when I warned you that your social system is better than ours in the "oh-so-great-EU". You'll pay in ONE month more than you pay for actually being ill for 2 years.
If you used the comma as a decimal separator, you could reduce your medical costs by a factor of a thousand!
God speed, lad. His suffering was so great, he couldn't bear to finish his post before pulling the plug. :(
If you only make $15 an hour this should be an indication as to your worth.
You don't know what the benefits are. Maybe he gets to bone supermodels. Many men would accept a negative hourly rate for that.
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What the HELL are you doing on Slashdot. You don't belong here! Your well thought out, concise post, that takes into consideration the feelings of the dying person is just not heard of!
You're OUT there - way OUT there. There's something wrong...
And your sig almost makes it seem like you CARE about OTHER PEOPLE. Be careful, you might impress someone! Like me...
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It might just have been his computer that got up and left, seeking greener pastures
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640K should be enough for anyone.