Reading his post was like a gut punch, and I didn't even know the guy. It breaks your heart to hear someone speak with certainty about their own demise, and to face it with such grace and clarity makes it all the more heart-wrenching. It sounds like he was with his family in his final moments, and I hope he wasn't in much pain. Rest in peace.
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#12Confirmed by his brother on his GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-the-fight-against-cancer-wit... May he rest in peace.
Thanks for the link.
Bizarrely, the post on Marginal Revolution links to a post from 5 days ago, and it's easy to confirm that Jake was still alive when that post was published. (And, apparently, for almost a week afterwards.) The gofundme appears to be the only source that states he's died, and the MR report doesn't even mention it. (Other than to include a link to it in a quote from someone else.)
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#14For those who missed the "reference": "Starting hospice. The end" - 1178 points 4 days ago https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41157974
Further related:
How to let go: Jake's life ends as his daughter's begins
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#15Confirmed by his brother on his GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-the-fight-against-cancer-wit... May he rest in peace.
Thanks for the link. Bizarrely, the post on Marginal Revolution links to a post from 5 days ago, and it's easy to confirm that Jake was still alive when that post was published. (And, apparently, for almost a week afterwards.) The gofundme appears to be the only source that states he's died, and the MR report doesn't even mention it. (Other than to include a link to it in a quote from someone else.)
Jake's writing was on hacker news 4 days ago and he was still replying to the comment at the time: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41157974
Rest in Peace, Jake.
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#16RIP, Jake. The world is lesser without you.
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#17Mensch
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#18Reading his post was like a gut punch, and I didn't even know the guy. It breaks your heart to hear someone speak with certainty about their own demise, and to face it with such grace and clarity makes it all the more heart-wrenching. It sounds like he was with his family in his final moments, and I hope he wasn't in much pain. Rest in peace.
I can't remember where I read this, but it's always stuck with me:
"Healthy is merely the slowest form of dying"Re: Jake Seliger has died
#19RIP, his later articles really echoed some of my personal experiences. Thanks Jake for taking the time to write what many others couldn't.
Spend time with your loved ones.
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#20Jake's wife on FDA deregulation https://bessstillman.substack.com/p/the-drugs-killing-dying-...
I've experienced this from both sides. First with my father who was dying of cancer and was informed that while some promising treatments were in trials, he was not eligible. Balancing potential harm from unapproved drugs vs. certain death within 12 months feels like an easy task.
On the other side, my wife worked for a mid-sized pharma in the past. After several rounds of trials that each cost tens of millions of dollars, the FDA couldn't be convinced to approve the drug, despite hearings full of people who were either alive because the drug saved their lives or were hoping to have it approved for future use. After a couple more trials, the company ended up cutting losses and moving on to something else. Again, it feels like there should be some pathway here. Such a drug shouldn't be the first option if others are available, but if there's nothing else or other treatments haven't worked, what's the real harm in letting someone who's going to die anyway give it a shot.