Hacker News Reader

Sasse is a bad example of the drug. Entire institutions, at least the two I'm working with as a caregiver, have gone through the trials of 6236 without a single case of the rash as bad as his.

Insensitive comment in general. "Throw in the towel" really pissed me off.

View on HN

I’m glad to hear that that’s not common. From the description GP gave it did not sound like a simple rash.

Obviously I am not saying that people should choose to forego treatment to avoid minor discomfort. I am saying that there are thresholds of quality of life where I think—given both foreknowledge of a treatment’s consequences and emotional distance from the situation—many would choose a shorter, higher quality of life than a longer, drawn out daily battle with little of the things we enjoy.

Reply on news.ycombinator.com