Comments on: Acute Illness and Chronic Disease http://www.naturalcondition.com/2008/01/22/acute-illness-and-chronic-disease/ Informative articles on life, health, and medicine, by Matthew E. Nolan Wed, 19 Nov 2008 22:30:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Sarah http://www.naturalcondition.com/2008/01/22/acute-illness-and-chronic-disease/#comment-7 Sarah Mon, 28 Jan 2008 00:45:00 +0000 http://www.naturalcondition.com/2008/01/22/acute-illness-and-chronic-disease/#comment-7 not that you're promoting that sort of thing... it just came to mind. not that you’re promoting that sort of thing… it just came to mind.

]]> By: Sarah http://www.naturalcondition.com/2008/01/22/acute-illness-and-chronic-disease/#comment-6 Sarah Mon, 28 Jan 2008 00:40:00 +0000 http://www.naturalcondition.com/2008/01/22/acute-illness-and-chronic-disease/#comment-6 That reminds me of the time my dad dressed as Dr. Kevorkian for a Halloween party.<br/><br/>Did I ever tell you about that? That reminds me of the time my dad dressed as Dr. Kevorkian for a Halloween party.

Did I ever tell you about that?

]]> By: Shannon http://www.naturalcondition.com/2008/01/22/acute-illness-and-chronic-disease/#comment-4 Shannon Thu, 24 Jan 2008 00:43:00 +0000 http://www.naturalcondition.com/2008/01/22/acute-illness-and-chronic-disease/#comment-4 Americans in particular do not accept death and dying- what can we do to extend life (at any cost both financial and emotional). We are an obsessive society and why would healthcare and our demand for the very best be any different?<br/><br/>It should be noted that Dr. Koop was age 90 when you heard him speak. Perhaps advances in medicine cured him at one point from an early death. <br/><br/>How many people have been cured easily from something that would have killed them years ago and went on to live meaningful worthwhile lives? Perhaps they did something significant for society, or made just one person a little happier. <br/><br/>We should not make choices to not extend healthcare for others based on financial cost, nor should we prevent someone close to death who chooses to die, the choice to let go. Americans in particular do not accept death and dying- what can we do to extend life (at any cost both financial and emotional). We are an obsessive society and why would healthcare and our demand for the very best be any different?

It should be noted that Dr. Koop was age 90 when you heard him speak. Perhaps advances in medicine cured him at one point from an early death.

How many people have been cured easily from something that would have killed them years ago and went on to live meaningful worthwhile lives? Perhaps they did something significant for society, or made just one person a little happier.

We should not make choices to not extend healthcare for others based on financial cost, nor should we prevent someone close to death who chooses to die, the choice to let go.

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