here is one to think on.?

Question

You come home one day early.there is a new mesage on the machine and its from your spouces doctor.the results from earlyer test show your spouce(pick a terminal illness )has only months to live at best.question do you erase mesage and let he\she live out remaining time without the stress and emoition of faceing mortality.or do you tell them so they have a chance to live a little fuller life if not brought down by the fact their dieing.

remeber just hypathetically and a twist what if the role was reversed?

Answer 1

Have to tell them ......so they can decide how they want to live what's left of their life
People are amazing when they get over the initial shock and just want to enjoy "the rest of their lives"

Answer 2

Interesting question... not possible, but interesting.... you would have to think/know that your spouse KNEW something was wrong otherwise why would they go to the Dr?

But to answer the question you posed.... I would leave the message saved and tell her myself (wife). I would also tell her what we were going to do about it. Our theme song would change from "Dont give up on me" to "Live like you were dying" We were smart enough to get a living insurance policy which means we can collect if one of us is terminal. So We would leave our jobs (me temp her perm of course) and do all the things she has wanted to do.

Answer 3

For a start a doctor would'nt post such a message Assuming he did.The message is not yours,so you should leave it there.Then you should give your spouse all the love and comfort you possibly can

Answer 4

I will tell so that he would be ready and he could tell me what he wants to do for his remaining days of living....and as not to be depressed, I will support him and do romantic things with him every single day...not a day would be wasted

Answer 5

Have to tell......they have a right to know.
by the way a Dr. would NEVER leave that on an answering machine......I know

Answer 6

You let the doctor tell them. They have a right to know.

Answer 7

tell them,then love them like they wee the only person in the world.
if your spouse had to find out from someone else they would hate you for knowing.
and,would you forgive yourself for not telling em?

Answer 8

i say tell them because so many peopel have overcome illnesses that the doctor said they were gonna die i think that if you tell her it will on ly make her stronger(deoending on what kind of person she is)

Answer 9

id leave the message for him. who am i to play god?