don't believe the docs....Jerry Lewis has this
Posted By: disease and is doing GREAT ....sm on 2007-10-16
In Reply to: Question: If you had a year to live - What would you like to do most?
Sorry for your news and I know this doesn't answer your question (yet), but I have to say just because an MD says someone has used up 2 out of 5....doesn't make it sure that's going to happen.....many people live beyond what the doctors say.....
Jerry Lewis has pulmonary fibrosis and was a mess a few years ago (and IS aging) but is doing much better he said in comparison to that time....
As for what I'd want to do? Just be with the ones I love the most and do some traveling........making sure to say the things to the loved ones prior to my demise...in other words, making sure I got it all out and cleared all the air if there might be air to clear.......and so that all questions from everyone would be answered prior to my demise, to leave nobody with unanswered questions about just about anything and everything....
Reminder: MDs are not god(s)......they have been wrong....they told my friend her father had *6 months to live max*, and he lived on another 3+ years....
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They say docs won't treat them?
geez, I'm afraid...
You would be surprised what docs can
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My docs seem to be playing catch-up. I see it as
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I know, most docs really don't adequately warn you (sm)
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