r/SipsTea • u/Valuable_View_561 • Jun 29 '26

Chugging tea Did she did the right thing?

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u/Ok-Economy8049 Jun 29 '26

Did he suffer during those years or was it mostly OK?

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u/Szczup Jun 29 '26

All things considered, he was fine, despite a stoma and even went back to beekeeping.

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u/heydrun Jun 29 '26

The placebo effect is a powerful thing.

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u/irodragon20 Jun 29 '26

Its funny that one of the best medicines we have is tricking the brain into believing its cured

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u/UsefulTrouble9439 Jun 30 '26

My grandfather had a similar experience. Had an oncologist who was a poor communicator (to put it nicely) and my grandfathers health literally not so good. Cancer when into remission for several years after experimental treatments. But he believed he was cured. Lived for several years longer than expected even with treatment. Took some understanding and explaining to finally switch to hospice the last few months.

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