Anyone else feeling anxious over their own mortality after reading this?
I can only hope to be lucky enough to know when I'm going to for. Having a few days or months to say goodbye etc. would be great.
I’ve been battling cancer last 2 years, but now only have a few days left
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Re: I’ve been battling cancer last 2 years, but now only have a few days left
#12I recently had a cancer scare (turned out to be benign) and have a friend currently battling. I don't know Mark but I know cancer sucks.
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#13I feel very sad and Bad. I Hope there will me a miracle for this man. If he reads my comment, i want him to know i give him a lot of love, to this dad of children and to his children and all of his family, and that I want to cry. Hope a miracle will be, really. From a French young computer scientist.
It's natural to feel this way.
Also consider that all creatures before us went away in this way as well, and all will. Even if we attain superhuman lifespans, one day something will put an end to our lives.
Finally, consider being curious about death itself. There are many strange and interesting features of the death of a sapient being.
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#14Fuck cancer. Be at peace, Mark.[0] [0] https://www.neuroscience.ox.ac.uk/research-directory/mark-st...
10 Simple Rules for a Supportive Lab Environment: https://direct.mit.edu/jocn/article/35/1/44/113591/10-Simple... > These rules were written and voted on collaboratively, by the students and mentees of Professor Mark Stokes, who inspired this piece.
These are rules that are good for any team, not just for academic labs.
1. Encourage Critique But Not Competition
2. Model “Failure” and Celebrate Honesty
3. Be Approachable
4. Facilitate Communication and Ensure There Are Minimal Barriers to Asking Questions
5. A Supportive Lab Is a Social Lab
6. Give Timely (and Constructive) Feedback
7. Respect Others' Time and Expertise
8. Have Career Conversations That Cover Both Academic and Nonacademic Paths, Prioritizing Individuals' Career Goals and Aspirations
9. Keep Track of, Suggest, and Create (Tailored) Opportunities for Trainees
10. Be An Advocate
Re: I’ve been battling cancer last 2 years, but now only have a few days left
#15My wife has one metastasis on her spine , it was detected 33 day ago, I fear that moment where she will be suffering enough that she will qualify for medically assisted death. According to the paper accompanying her incredibly expensive drugs (5700$/month) she has between twelve and eighty-eight months left ... I hope that she will cost money to my insurance for a long time!
According to her oncologist we cannot know as the stats are always made in the past and they don't reflect recent medical advances like the to be scheduled next week xray scalpel surgery.
fuck cancer.
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#16For some background on who this is:
https://www.neuroscience.ox.ac.uk/research-directory/mark-st...
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#17Anyone else feeling anxious over their own mortality after reading this?
I actually envy people who have such a drive to live to the point of battling cancer for so long. If I got diagnosed I definitely would just give up.
Same. I’m 40 w/ a chronic illness already. I’d really have to be talked into chemotherapy if it came to that — and I’m pretty sure I’d still decline.
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#18My wife has one metastasis on her spine , it was detected 33 day ago, I fear that moment where she will be suffering enough that she will qualify for medically assisted death. According to the paper accompanying her incredibly expensive drugs (5700$/month) she has between twelve and eighty-eight months left ... I hope that she will cost money to my insurance for a long time! According to her oncologist we cannot know…
Fuck cancer.
All the best to you and your wife.
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#19Anyone else feeling anxious over their own mortality after reading this?
Ever since I lost my parents to cancer and sarcoidosis, I'm more aware of life. However, as I'm currently struggling financially, I'm afraid of every day I spent thinking about my finances and not my life. I think it takes a lot of courage to face your last tweet...
Drop me a line please, can't find your email address.
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#20Anyone else feeling anxious over their own mortality after reading this?
Once you have kids (my apologies assuming you don't if you do, but perhaps other readers should be aware), you start to feel that every day - not only worrying how they'll be cared for materially, but also how they'd cope with the loss developmentally.