My deceased Daddy bought into that bullshit and would probably be alive today if not for the overwhelming attitude of nonchalance that he took because of that totally baseless conjecture.
He, like many men, decided to believe in bunk over science.
Men, please, start taking your health seriously!
Shrug off your hubris and check your egos.
Especially stop seeking medical advice from your buddies and the general public.
It's a general public full of equal amounts of fools and loud mouth experts "educated" by Dr. Google.
They won't love and miss you like your mothers, fathers, sisters, brothers, wives, daughters, sons, and grandchildren.
Think of them at least if you can't seriously think of yourself.
Daddy decided to consult with his board member buddies and his friend, the cardiologist who died in a freak accident not long after telling Daddy not to worry.
They shrugged it off. Time passed, and Daddy died.
As a retired career USCG officer, he had the best medical coverage possible and the financial means to hire any expert in the field.
He decided not to look for other qualified medical opinions and, most of all, didn't take the warnings of death by cancer seriously.
He died way before his time as the only person from his family who didn't get to enjoy life past the age of ninety-five. He might have lived ten or fifteen years more.
Unfortunately, he chose not to even honor the requests of his wife to take things more seriously.
Their's was a true love story of high school sweethearts.They were together for more than sixty years.
Mother died not long after him. She literally had not lived a day without him from the age of fourteen until he died.
I believe she died because he left her with a broken heart.
The tragedy finds me crying nearly every day.
No one should blow off a diagnosis of cancer.
Ever.
For any reason.
Because if you don't think cancer will kill you, then you aren't thinking at all.
Period.
More about Daddy, Mother and me here in End of Life Issues...
https://www.democraticunderground.com/1285768
in Bereavement here...
https://www.democraticunderground.com/12343456
And here on the event of Mother's death and the beautiful DU family support that followed...
https://www.democraticunderground.com/12345619
Thank you.
❤️pants
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