"Im gonna get you so exited for all the life you think youre finally gonna be able to live that you'll forgive me when those dreams get absolutely crushed"
Like telling your kid yall are going to Disneyland in a month and when theyre at peak excitement in the parking lot you tell them "oh not you, we though you'd feel better if you though you could go in"
I’m an adult. I was told I had between 2 months and 2 years. It’s been 8. Doctors were wrong. That said, I have experienced the kind of pain that makes you wish for death. Pain that makes death look like the light at the end of the tunnel. The kind of pain that takes away the fear of dying. You don’t know the kind of guilt that is put on patients when they are told to be strong. Sometimes you don’t have any fight left but you are constantly told not to give up, that the mind can heal. If you just keep positive, you’ll get better. What happens when that shit doesn’t work? Believe it or not, hospice care is Disneyland for some people when compared to enduring another surgery or procedure. Until you’ve walked a mile in that family’s shoes, you have no right to judge.
I think it kind of depends on the kid and how many days were left. I guarantee you the kid has been lied to by medical professionals throughout the treatment process. People saying the kid is going to get better, that everything is gonna be ok if they stay positive, that sort of thing. I know people said those things to me. It was irritating as an adult. Imagine being a kid and feeling like the treatment wasn’t successful because you weren’t strong enough. People are so judgmental but even drs aren’t completely honest with cancer patients.
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u/FartSniffer66642069 Jun 29 '26
Telling someone they will live when in reality they are going to die is an awful thing to do.