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["Marie McHarry" <mmcharry AT gmail.com>]

On 12/9/06, Clansgian AT wmconnect.com <Clansgian AT wmconnect.com> wrote:

> And treatment.  A good half a score of people I know died in the past five or
> six years from aggressive treatment for this or that illness.  Now, in almost
> every case they were going to die of the malady for which they were being
> treated, but not right away.  ....
> Too much insurance is dangerous to your health.

Even people with insurance have free will. I've known a number of
people who have had the surgery but not the chemo or radiation for
their various cancers (and others who have skipped all treatment
because they were already cooked when their disease was diagnosed).
It's not necessary to park your brain regardless of how much insurance
you have or don't have.

I could trot out several examples of diseases less dire than cancer
for which a drastic cure was offered and a more sensible one was
chosen, but I suppose my having attended a public school for 8 years
has destroyed my mind, and I'm probably not capable of seeing the deep
meaning here.  :)

Marie