for a complete physical. The doctor tells you, you are terminally ill! The cancer undetected which was at first site in your lymph glands, has now metastasized through the rest of your body.
You take it in calmly at first, for there are no resources, as the doctor says, to turn anything around. No chemo, no radiation, Only DEATH is there waiting.
Now, what do you do, for the doctor said you have at the very most 8 months to live, should you be fortunate.
When finally the BRUTAL realization sinks in, what do you choose to do?
1) walk in front of a fast moving truck?
2) stunned, becoming a vegetable-like creature who waits blankly, till the grim reaper comes a'calling?
3) go to a doctor in some exotic country for his newly invented cure. Which in your end is HOGWASH, nevertheless?
4) OR, accept the truth, even the increasing, nearly intolerable pain which will inundate you in your final 3 months, and STILL choose to write journals which with truth depict the true tale of your Life?
2007-12-04 08:05:59 · 35 answers · asked by skydancerwi 6 in Social Science ➔ Psychology
Alright - Firstly I am grateful for the big turn out!
Thank you! I asked the question after having discussed this topic of the inevitability of Death, only this morning with a friend. He is very frightened of death and does not even like to hear it will affect him as well. He is a writer, but he said he'd find it too much of a confirmation to even write into his journal, such a bare FACTS about his life. For through it (LIFE), he has lived in denial about much which corresponds to living with keen awareness. A journal, written as a truthful retrospective about his life, and IT coming to and end in so short a time, he is much frightened of.
I believe I'd have the opportunity to write
journals that spoke of the truths and Lies I've experienced, but had not yet taken seriously. Yes, it would be a painful exercise, but to myself I owe confession and closure.
I do not think I'd be afraid, As a matter of fact, such a situation would be highly enlightening!
I thank you all for responding!
2007-12-04 08:54:33 · update #1
By the way, I'd like to say, it will be very difficult a task and delight to vote for one person, as to this question.
You've provided such myriad and diverse answers. But vote I will, after studying EACH very closely!
THANK YOU ALL, Again! I appreciate your responses.
Grecia.
2007-12-04 09:15:36 · update #2
It is a hypothetical question my sweet little Miss Pixie Stardust, although yes, my grandmother did die of cancer!
2007-12-04 23:06:40 · update #3
you are funny
2007-12-06 09:15:34 · update #4
eos_is_a..., I do so hope you are speakng
Hypothetically.
If you are not, please take the best care of yourself with your loved ones, as is possible.
And if it is true, Also, am I very sorry to have asked such a question.
Forgive, please my, inappropriate curiosity!
2007-12-06 09:24:31 · update #5
I would accept it, not try to find a cure and not tell anyone what I know either. I would do the journals, but only when no one is around and wouldn't tell anyone about them.
I would not want all the problems
I would live my life the best I could and make as many memories as I could for me and the ones I love.
2007-12-04 09:30:06 · answer #1 · answered by Alright 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
4
2007-12-04 08:21:42 · answer #2 · answered by G 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
3 or 4
2007-12-04 08:09:14 · answer #3 · answered by pinkykeegz 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
well 3 maybe but u didn't put what i would do so I'll make it
i would choose
#5 have u ever heard the Tim McGraw song live like you were dieing? the guy in the song finds out he is dieing of cancer much in the same scenario as your story then he does everything he has ever wanted to and treats people better and u know fixes everything before he goes. i would do that i would become a thrill seeker because now i wouldn't bungee jump or even ride a carnival ride because i always look at the worst case scenario but if i had 8 months to live and the roller coaster throws me off 4 months into the 8 i really wouldn't be cutting it that close. I'd go apologize sincerely to everyone i have ever wronged. maybe when its in the 8th month go rob from the rich and give to the poor.
2007-12-04 08:13:14 · answer #4 · answered by cajunbaby 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
2
2007-12-04 08:10:20 · answer #5 · answered by Anthony S 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
This to me really hits home. I have lost my dad,my older sister,my grandmother to cancer. Yes it's painful for you and your family too. I wish I had a magic wond or something to fix this decease but I can't. All I can say is that you should live your life to the fullest with no regrets. Be ready for when your time comes to go to Heaven you want to be cleared of sin. Live every moment like if it is your last literally. Do everything you can with your family. Yes get pain meds from your Dr you will need them at the end. I am so sorry, may God have mercy at your last day, for that is all we as Gods children can ask. God be with you and your family.
2007-12-04 08:15:15 · answer #6 · answered by tina 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well, I would look for alternative cures here at home. There are a lot of things that have proved effective in fighting cancer that your doctor doesn't know about because these cures are not produced by pharmaceutical companies, and therefore they are not taught.
Recent research by alternative practitioners has come up with many things to try.
Don't trust MDs as the last word in health matters. Do your own research and don't give up!
2007-12-04 08:14:17 · answer #7 · answered by pstottmfc 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't like multiple choice... how about
a) live every day to the fullest
b) tell the people I love how much they mean to me
c) give away the stuff I won't need to people who can actually use it, including missions and charities
d) do something to make a difference in the world, whether it's by writing a book, volunteering somewhere, singing in a choir, or traveling abroad
e) all of the above
Ooo, I pick E!
2007-12-04 08:25:29 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Do all the things you always wanted to do in life! Do it now, while you are still OK. Do all the fun things you love to do. Walk on a deserted beach at sunset, for example, maybe with a good friend for support. Laugh, joke, enjoy what you have left. Make sure you have someone close to you by your side when your time draws near, to hold your hand and say they love you. That is very important. That's what I would do. I wish you the best.
2007-12-04 08:13:00 · answer #9 · answered by tolbunt5 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
what the hell? you make it seem so terrible. we are all going to die. the only difference is this person knows when. having 8 months left id say you better get busy trying to fit what someone else has 50 years to do in less than one. and its amazing what modern medicine has done in the way of pain management. they actually make morphine lollipops. i was told when i 18 that i had a brain tumor. which it obviously turned out to be false. but i realized that when given the chance take it and never wonder what might have been
2007-12-04 08:23:07 · answer #10 · answered by kalman l 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋