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by dumbdumb125 17 days ago
Sasse is a bad example of the drug. Entire institutions, at least the two I'm working with as a caregiver, have gone through the trials of 6236 without a single case of the rash as bad as his.

Insensitive comment in general. "Throw in the towel" really pissed me off.

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I’m glad to hear that that’s not common. From the description GP gave it did not sound like a simple rash.

Obviously I am not saying that people should choose to forego treatment to avoid minor discomfort. I am saying that there are thresholds of quality of life where I think—given both foreknowledge of a treatment’s consequences and emotional distance from the situation—many would choose a shorter, higher quality of life than a longer, drawn out daily battle with little of the things we enjoy.