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by rizach8 1222 days ago
Say doctor gave you 4 more weeks to live.

You can now chose to be on life support for 2 more year at the cost of pooping pants and being on drugs. I bet, life support does not sound so bad.

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Since I'll likely be leaving this world through the horrors of dementia and alzheimers, I'd take the 4 weeks, because by the end of the 2 years I wouldn't even be me.

Which parts of your body are you willing to let degrade just to continue breathing and reading reddit about stuff that you will never live to see happen anyway?

> Suppose that a god announced that you were going to die tomorrow “or the day after.” Unless you were a complete coward you wouldn’t kick up a fuss about which day it was—what difference could it make? Now recognize that the difference between years from now and tomorrow is just as small.
I'd take the 4 weeks. Why? Less suffering for myself and my family. Less financial burden for my family. As bonus, get to leave the insanity of this world sooner.
Same. Ripping the bandaid off is always better.
It absolutely does sound bad.