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Warpy

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6. When you get into your 70s and 80s, you realize something is going to kill you

Reply to Rhiannon12866 (Original post)

Sun May 18, 2025, 06:18 PM

May 18

and beyond some tired speculation over how much pain it will involve, you become a little less interested in the kind of heroics pushed by doctors who are still young enough to be terrified by the prospect of their own inevitable deaths.

I hope he and his family are strong enough to insist on palliative care, something proven to have better outcomes in older folks for many forms of cancer than heroics like aggressive surgeries and chemotherapy. It certainly makes the time left a lot more comfortable.

Whatever he chooses, I hope he is kept comfortable and is able to enjoy the time he's got left.

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BREAKING: Former President Joe Biden diagnosed with aggressive form of prostate cancer - MSNBC Reports [View all] Rhiannon12866 May 18 OP

Seek no more, this is undeniable proof there is no such thing as karma or god. Eliot Rosewater May 18 #1

Agreed! Rhiannon12866 May 18 #2

Hey Karma... You missed! buzzycrumbhunger May 18 #3

trump to say something unspeakably awful in 10, 9, 8, 7, 6,...... Paladin May 18 #4

That was my first thought, too... Rhiannon12866 May 18 #5

Against my better judgement I dipped into Freeperville anamnua May 18 #14

When you get into your 70s and 80s, you realize something is going to kill you Warpy May 18 #6

Hey Joe, we love you! Wild blueberry May 18 #7

"...there is no such thing as karma or god.' J_William_Ryan May 18 #8

I hope Beto feels like a sack of shit right now pimpbot May 18 #9

Someone want to explain to me how it was possible for cancer to get into the president's bones Baitball Blogger May 18 #10

Prostate cancer is a treacherous and unpredictable bugger that can slip through unnoticed anamnua May 18 #12

We should spend money on finding a reliable early test. Baitball Blogger May 18 #13

Why wasn't it the other guy; the Orange one? MagaSmash May 18 #11

Oh no! this is terrible, awful, horrible news FakeNoose May 18 #15