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by olliepop 3085 days ago
Very sorry to hear about your situation.

FWIW, i had been concealing cancer symptoms for 6 months (denial, was obviously a tumour) when i decided to see a doctor. All tests (physical, bloods, ultrasound) came back negative until I saw a specialist, who confirmed that it was a tumour. Fortunately I was able to visit this extremely expensive expert, because the doctors were not convinced that it was cancerous. Turns out it was an extremely aggressive, and rare in male youths, form of cancer called Embryonal Rhabdomysarcoma.

If I was in your shoes I would be dead by now. Fortunately I had (still have, actually) an employer who backed me during this time including providing generous financial support.

> 2. The person from HN who ultimately took his own life near the end. I cannot even remember his name... I feel like I owe him more than that.

Am really interested in finding out more about this, if you have more information.

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2 > My guess is OP is referring to zeroMQ creator : Pieter Hintjens