When Dying Patients Want Unproven Drugs

Re:When Dying Patients Want Unproven Drugs by aeternum on Monday June 19, 2023 @04:48PM (#36396264)

This is a very weak excuse. If preventing scams is the main concern then old people should also be banned from purchasing real estate, timeshares, large donations, perhaps even giftcards in certain quantities.

You can't have freedom without some chance of people making bad choices.

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Re:When Dying Patients Want Unproven Drugs by seanmcdirmid on Monday June 19, 2023 @05:15PM (#36396568)

Dad asks me for a lot of money to help him buy a time share, I’ll feel ok saying no.

Dad asks me for a lot of money for a snake oil cure that might prevent him from dying from bile duct cancer in a month or two…how am I going to say no to that?

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Re:When Dying Patients Want Unproven Drugs by __pache__ on Monday June 19, 2023 @08:23PM (#36398164)

"No dad, it's a scam; there's no evidence, 100 people have taken it with no success, etc."

I have a severely disabled dad and have had this convo.

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Re:When Dying Patients Want Unproven Drugs by seanmcdirmid on Monday June 19, 2023 @10:31PM (#36399044)

You'll find out that when your dad has just a few weeks to live, those conversations will get harder.

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Re:When Dying Patients Want Unproven Drugs by __pache__ on Friday June 30, 2023 @02:15PM (#36539652)

??? What? I don't think so? Literally experiencing this right now...

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