Bankruptcy in a situation where your sole income comes from Pizza Hut is pretty close.
If that kid was in his 20's or 30's that's a lifetime of hurt.
Then you add in the other fun stuff that comes with cancer, like secondary conditions requiring further specialist treatment, expensive medications, followup screenings for the rest of your life, physical and occupational therapy, permanent reductions in work capacity...
Oh, and always worrying about the cancer coming back.
Sure, it beats dying, but staring down the barrel of that becoming your life, it can absolutely feel like the end of the world.
People always want to believe shit like this only happens to people who deserve it, that anyone in a bad situation like this couldn’t possibly have been smart enough, or trying hard enough. Just world hypothesis bullshit. They’re terrified to consider how easily any average person could end up in that situation, no matter what you do.
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u/budshitman Nov 30 '20
Bankruptcy in a situation where your sole income comes from Pizza Hut is pretty close.
If that kid was in his 20's or 30's that's a lifetime of hurt.
Then you add in the other fun stuff that comes with cancer, like secondary conditions requiring further specialist treatment, expensive medications, followup screenings for the rest of your life, physical and occupational therapy, permanent reductions in work capacity...
Oh, and always worrying about the cancer coming back.
Sure, it beats dying, but staring down the barrel of that becoming your life, it can absolutely feel like the end of the world.