cancer
Today in health psych we talked about chronic and terminal illness. And my professor made us pick one of these scenarios: To die sometime in the next ten years from today due to an accident, to have incurable cancer with one really tough week but only six months to live from today, to have cancer with six really hard months but five years to live from today, or to have 20 years to live but you have an accident tomorrow and become a quadriplegic.
Anyways, her activity did its job because it really made me think all day what I would do if I was diagnosed with a terminal illness like that. And I think the first thing I would want to do is get away...drive to Minnesota. Which is the stupidest thing ever because it would be a complete waste of my time.
I picked the six months, by the way. Because I really don't care how much time I have left to live, the shorter the better really. And at least that way I wouldn't be such a financial burden on my family. And I wouldn't want to live paranoid everyday that I might suddenly die, and I hate being dependent on other people.
So I was wondering...what would you pick, and why?
Anyways, her activity did its job because it really made me think all day what I would do if I was diagnosed with a terminal illness like that. And I think the first thing I would want to do is get away...drive to Minnesota. Which is the stupidest thing ever because it would be a complete waste of my time.
I picked the six months, by the way. Because I really don't care how much time I have left to live, the shorter the better really. And at least that way I wouldn't be such a financial burden on my family. And I wouldn't want to live paranoid everyday that I might suddenly die, and I hate being dependent on other people.
So I was wondering...what would you pick, and why?