AstriumViator

AstriumViator t1_ism2t4b wrote

Do you have experience in this case?

My dad had stage 4 stomach cancer that spread to his bones and eventually his brain. The medicines he was on was to help with nausea from the aggressive treatment, he was given medicine for anxiety, for pain, for trouble sleeping, etc. All this medicine was to help him have enough energy to try to keep fighting cancer. He knew exactly what was happening, and he still wanted a fighting chance and doctors gave him that. When it did spread to his brain, that was when they told him and my mom that treatment very likely will do more harm than good anymore. And they were concerned with the quality of life over longevity at that point. They gave him the option to quit or keep going. He quit, because he wanted to be able to travel.

My point is, hospitals arent trying to make you hooked. They just want you to feel good enough to get going, and hopefully get better permanently. If that's not feasible, they talk to you about your options, like they do from day one.

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