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After reading this a couple of times I think this part stands out: > When I needed medical attention, I was helpless to help myself survive. A very strong and

After reading this a couple of times I think this part stands out: > When I needed medical attention, I was helpless to help myself survive. A very strong and independent character came to realize we all need each other to survive. A good reminder to stay humble.

bloppe 4y ago
Lol most ppl figure this out pretty quickly especially the smart ones
- nonethewiser 4y ago
  Virtually everyone knows this. 2 year olds know this. I fail to see how this is profound.
paganel 4y ago
- hackernewds 4y ago
  Or perhaps he left in his own terms. Which is a happier ending than grueling chemotherapy
  - kzrdude 4y ago
    A was struggling with one thought today, about my own resistance to medical therapy. A healthy body does not need medication. Yes or no? Or does medication make one healthy? There's not supposed to be an easy answer. I have some "heavy" duty ongoing medication I'm sad to depend on. (Let's not exaggerate though)
    - gjulianm 4y ago
      Medication can make one healthy. It can cure, prevent or control many diseases and conditions. Of course it's better to not need that medication, but when you need it it's better to take it than not.
      - kzrdude 4y ago
        IMO you're only fully healthy when you don't need medication anymore
  - gjulianm 4y ago
    Jobs had a pancreatic cancer with a very good chance of complete cure via surgery and chemotherapy. I think that a cure would have been a happier ending than suffering and dying from pancreatic cancer.
    - happyhardcore 4y ago
      Pancreatic cancer actually has one of the worst survival rates; in the UK around 25% of people diagnosed survive past a year, with 5% living more than five years after diagnosis [0]. Chemo in those circumstances often has the effect of prolonging life while significantly decreasing the quality of life, and as such many people choose not to go through with it. [0] https://www.cancerresearchuk.org/about-cancer/pancreatic-cancer/survival https://www.cancerresearchuk.org/about-cancer/pancreatic-can...
      - ninkendo 4y ago
        Right but Steve had a rare version of pancreatic cancer that was totally curable and had good odds of success. But he waited too long while wasting his time with at-home remedies (an all-fruit diet, which actually made things worse), and by the time he followed his doctor’s advice it was too late: https://blogs.webmd.com/from-our-archives/20111006/steve-jobs-pancreatic-cancer https://blogs.webmd.com/from-our-archives/20111006/steve-job... > Once it was clear that Jobs had the rare islet-cell pancreatic cancer, there was an excellent chance of a cure. According to Cleveland Clinic gastroenterologist Maged Rizk, MD, there’s an overall 80% to 90% chance of 5-year survival. In the world of cancer survival, that’s a huge milestone.
        happyhardcore 4y ago
        Ah, TIL. Thanks for clearing that up!
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bloppe 4y ago

Lol most ppl figure this out pretty quickly especially the smart ones

nonethewiser 4y ago
Virtually everyone knows this. 2 year olds know this. I fail to see how this is profound.

paganel 4y ago

hackernewds 4y ago
Or perhaps he left in his own terms. Which is a happier ending than grueling chemotherapy
- kzrdude 4y ago
  A was struggling with one thought today, about my own resistance to medical therapy. A healthy body does not need medication. Yes or no? Or does medication make one healthy? There's not supposed to be an easy answer. I have some "heavy" duty ongoing medication I'm sad to depend on. (Let's not exaggerate though)
  - gjulianm 4y ago
    Medication can make one healthy. It can cure, prevent or control many diseases and conditions. Of course it's better to not need that medication, but when you need it it's better to take it than not.
    - kzrdude 4y ago
      IMO you're only fully healthy when you don't need medication anymore
- gjulianm 4y ago
  Jobs had a pancreatic cancer with a very good chance of complete cure via surgery and chemotherapy. I think that a cure would have been a happier ending than suffering and dying from pancreatic cancer.
  - happyhardcore 4y ago
    Pancreatic cancer actually has one of the worst survival rates; in the UK around 25% of people diagnosed survive past a year, with 5% living more than five years after diagnosis [0]. Chemo in those circumstances often has the effect of prolonging life while significantly decreasing the quality of life, and as such many people choose not to go through with it. [0] https://www.cancerresearchuk.org/about-cancer/pancreatic-cancer/survival https://www.cancerresearchuk.org/about-cancer/pancreatic-can...
    - ninkendo 4y ago
      Right but Steve had a rare version of pancreatic cancer that was totally curable and had good odds of success. But he waited too long while wasting his time with at-home remedies (an all-fruit diet, which actually made things worse), and by the time he followed his doctor’s advice it was too late: https://blogs.webmd.com/from-our-archives/20111006/steve-jobs-pancreatic-cancer https://blogs.webmd.com/from-our-archives/20111006/steve-job... > Once it was clear that Jobs had the rare islet-cell pancreatic cancer, there was an excellent chance of a cure. According to Cleveland Clinic gastroenterologist Maged Rizk, MD, there’s an overall 80% to 90% chance of 5-year survival. In the world of cancer survival, that’s a huge milestone.
      - happyhardcore 4y ago
        Ah, TIL. Thanks for clearing that up!
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