illness dilemma?

Question

i have an illness which is incurable but not fatal.i've been chosen to receive a drug that slows down the progress of my disease,it costs £14000 per treatment and only ten people per year can have it.my problem is although i'm very ill at times,there are people worse off than me who i see at clinics that i feel need it more than me.would you refuse treatment so somebody else can have it

i've been chosen because of my age 38.they say it will help my quality of life.this disease dissolves your bones round your waist,bends your spine,makes you blind and disables you,eventually ending up in a wheelchair.but it still feels wrong doing it

to cavorim,how did you know.its not a drug trial,ive tried one and they twice nearly gave me the wrong drug.my specialist is asking the primary care trust to fund it as NICE havent approved it,and the NHS cant afford it.just for the record ankylosing spondylitis.thanks

thanks tabby261,a heartfelt thanks

Answer 1

May God Bless You ! for someone to have an illness that affects your everyday life and still be able to find it in your heart to think of others...well all i can say is God bless you. you are a true survive. i don't know what to advise you to do really, but maybe your purpose in life is to help others with this disease. how you do it is solly up to you. in my eyes you are a great person.

Answer 2

I can see how this would make you feel, but you have been chosen for a reason. maybe the other people are in stages of the illness where it can't be slowed down?

I would accept the treatment, if the other people could have benefited more than you I'm sure they would have been selected.

I wish you all the best, good luck.

Answer 3

Don`t feel bad about receiving healthcare you are entitled to , why would you feel bad about looking after yourself ? If you have kiddies and a partner they need you , there is always going to be someone worse of than yourself but if the money wasn`t used to treat people with real illnesses then it would probably go to treating flamin drug addicts and the likes ...

Look after number one !

P.S. Im 37 lol birthday in May tho !

Answer 4

You've been chosen so it's not you that's made the choice or pushed ahead of others. The people you see may not be suitable to recieve the treatment. Don't feel guilty, just try and see how it goes. Good luck

Answer 5

there is a reason you have been chosen to receive the drugs to help your condition. maybe these other people have something secondary that affects them receiving these drugs. the fact is you have been given an opportunity and you should take it, you couldnt be certian that one of these other people would recieve the treatment. i wish you all the best

Answer 6

You wouldn't be suffering from ankelosing spodylitis (please forgive spelling) would you? If you do there is a diet that is claimed to put the condition in total remission. With regard to your question - I would never take part in a drug trial (which is what it sounds likje) so I wouldn't be refusing it because there are others who need it more. Why would you want to let someone use your body when their ultimate aim is to make more money.

Answer 7

I think that you should accept the treatment.You may have been chosen because your still relatively young . I wish you the best of luck.

Answer 8

If you've been offerred the opportunity then go ahead. You could deteriorate more in a year if you don't take it now. Good Luck! xx

Answer 9

some else at the same level as you or not even as bad may get offered it and take it anyway...(you sound like my hubby who is disabled and handles his pain bravely and selflessly) for that alone you deserve the help!!! good luck

Answer 10

I did. However instead of forgoing treatment please spend you time in research. Both for alternative treatments and funding treatment for all that need treatment. You have a good soul.