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51 hours to live...

  • 08-03-2011 4:33pm
    #1
    Tar.Aldarion
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 60,104 Mod ✭✭✭✭


    http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/fy6yz/51_hours_left_to_live/
    luideending wrote:
    On Tuesday I'll finally end my battle with cancer thanks to Oregon's Death with dignity act. As part of my preparations I've ended my pain medication and am trying to regain what little dignity and clarity I can.
    Who I was doesn't matter. I'm in pain, I'm tired and I'm finally being granted a small shred of respect. Feel free to AMA if you're so inclined.


    This is a guy with cancer spending his last two days talking to people and answering questions, found it quite moving, his answers to questions and it's nice to see the offers of people to do a lot of things for him, from google maps to visiting him while he passes. Thousands of comments.


Comments

  • #2
    Dancor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,624 ✭✭✭Dancor


    Aparently its fake...


  • #3
    Sykk
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,327 ✭✭✭Sykk


    I call shenanigans.. No person would so this. If he had terminal cancer there's no way he would be able to sit there typing up paragraphs for peoples questions.


  • #4
    Overheal
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 85,174 ✭✭✭✭Overheal


    Sykk wrote: »
    I call shenanigans.. No person would [d]o this.
    Demonstrably false.
    If he had terminal cancer there's no way he would be able to sit there typing up paragraphs for peoples questions.
    Is operating a keyboard really that exerting?


  • #5
    Dermo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,514 ✭✭✭Dermo


    It's fake because taking those drugs via IV is illegal in Oregan. It's the little details that were wrong

    edit: relevant link: http://www.oregonlive.com/health/index.ssf/2011/03/post_45.html


  • #6
    Tar.Aldarion
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 60,104 Mod ✭✭✭✭Tar.Aldarion


    detective AH :pac:


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  • #7
    Sykk
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,327 ✭✭✭Sykk


    Overheal wrote: »
    Demonstrably false.
    Is operating a keyboard really that exerting?

    When you have terminal cancer and not receiving pain medication, yes it is..


  • #8
    Tabnabs
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 15,751 Mod ✭✭✭✭Tabnabs


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ebqc_cADJiQ


  • #9
    bonerm
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,595 ✭✭✭bonerm


    Fake or not I like the precision timing of his ETD.

    "Delivery of IV solution in 51 hours or less or your cremation is free!"


  • #10
    Einhard
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,920 ✭✭✭Einhard


    Fake or not, that reaffirmed my faith in humanity. The fact that so many people wanted to support, and gave time and effort to do so, is quite nice.

















    i'm not a big softie and if anyone says otherwise i'll get my sister to beat them up!!


  • #11
    liah
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,750 ✭✭✭liah


    You're a redditor too?

    Quelle surprise


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  • #12
    Tar.Aldarion
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 60,104 Mod ✭✭✭✭Tar.Aldarion


    Nowhere on the internet shall be left without some sexual ambiguity!

    /cape


  • #13
    --LOS--
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,028 ✭✭✭✭--LOS--


    I can't help being skeptical about whether this is true or not, if someone really was on deaths door with cancer it seems unlikely :/


  • #14
    Poor Uncle Tom
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,546 ✭✭✭✭Poor Uncle Tom


    /seems like rubbish tbh,


  • #15
    TheZohanS
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,582 ✭✭✭✭TheZohanS


    Einhard wrote: »
    Fake or not, that reaffirmed my faith in humanity. The fact that so many people wanted to support, and gave time and effort to do so, is quite nice.

    Yes and all that goodwill is slowly being eroded by spoofers like this.


  • #16
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 2,874 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Unfortunate that its fake from the human perspective. Lots of nice comments from people all over the world. I guess Reddit will have to firm up its AMA verification process.


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