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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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