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Lessons of a $618,616 Death

Posted by kdawson on from the hundred-twenty-four-bucks-a-page dept.

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?"

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  1. Re:Definitely not priceless. by phoenix321 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    You don't know what the benefits are. Maybe he gets to bone supermodels. Many men would accept a negative hourly rate for that.

    Nice assumption on the gender.

    Male supermodels are usually men who have sex with men. And there are definitely men who would pay to have sex with them.

    So, nice (and wrong) assumption on the sexual orientation, pal.