This is why after 60, I’m not going to try to be president. I’m retiring. Guy spent the last few good years he had stressed out running the country when he should’ve been playing bingo and sitting on a beach.
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This morning while driving to work I heard on NPR that doctors recommend screenings for people between 50 and 60 years of age. The guy said that older people like 70's and 80's have more problems and I missed exactly what the reasoning other than aggravating them with one more problem was for not screening that group actively.
But you and I know. Its simple! 50 and 60 year olds are still working do they got money. 80 year olds don't have money. No reason to screen them. Sure the treatments work...kinda sorta. But the treatments are expensive. So if you're 80 its not important that they find your cancer because they can't make money from you. If you're well to do, then sure, we can try our methods. But if you got no money, there's no point. What are you going to do anyway with no job and no money. Even if you could pay, then what? Sell the car and house and live on the streets? Would that be worse? Not really the doctors don't care if they got paid. Its all about the money.
Wishing him all the best. I have seen quite a few men die to that disease (no one dies of prostate cancer but it spreads really fast and to really bad places).
Good luck Biden.
Why can't the current president get aggressive cancer? Everyone would love that (although I would pity the cancer).
I'd feel sorry for the cancer
In fascist America, cancer gets Trump!
Cancer is an umbrella term for a huge variety of diseases and once you reach a certain age you're likely to have at least one of them. It's just not worth treating if you are in your 80s/90s.
I kind of think the "fuck cancer" online discourse is a bit misguided since it's the price we pay to have regenerating cells.
Homie is really out here playing devil's advocate on behalf of cancer.
I've largely come to believe that bad things don't happen to evil people
They do, you just have to facilitate the happening.
Something something of the deed
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I wish Joe well. Terrible thing to have to deal with.
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