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He had a way with words that I was impressed to see him cling onto until the very end.
Thanks Jake, you'll be missed.
His blog post recently was moving and eye-opening. If you are in the headspace for tough topics, read it and you won't regret it.
Rest in Peace Jake, and I wish you the best on the path forward Bess!
Googling his name doesn't help either.
Who is he?
Jake'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 do…
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> But I don't think the answer is let terminal patients take whatever they feel like. I don't think anyone has the moral authority to tell anyone else what they can take, especially terminal patients. I do, however think governments have a responsibility to regulate how drug companies conduct trials so as to minimize harm to patients. This probably has the same outcome in practice, but I find the moral distinction im…
I don't think it's just that. Imagine the kind of money the more unscrupulous could make selling sugar pills for $100 each saying that it's the cure for whatever is killing you. Desperation can cloud even the most rational of minds.
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.
After reading "A Sister’s Eulogy for Steve Jobs", I felt Steve Jobs was finally happy with the way he lived life.
But Ill never for get what he was claimed to have said as his last words: "Oh.. wow"
I know that he wasn't a big deal, outside this community, but within HN, his posts were kinda awesome (and heartbreaking).