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Starting Hospice

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Re: Starting Hospice

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Hacker News, thank you for all the links and all the great reading. Now I have to say goodbye. I’m with my wife Bess ( https://bessstillman.substack.com/ ) and my brother Sam, and crying, but it is okay. At the end of Lord of the Rings Gandalf says to the hobbits, "Go in peace! I will not say: do not weep; for not all tears are an evil.” And that is how I feel now. Ending prematurely hurts, but all things must end, a…

goodbye. thank you for everything you've given us

Re: Starting Hospice

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Hacker News, thank you for all the links and all the great reading. Now I have to say goodbye. I’m with my wife Bess ( https://bessstillman.substack.com/ ) and my brother Sam, and crying, but it is okay. At the end of Lord of the Rings Gandalf says to the hobbits, "Go in peace! I will not say: do not weep; for not all tears are an evil.” And that is how I feel now. Ending prematurely hurts, but all things must end, a…

All the best to you Jake

Re: Starting Hospice

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Hacker News, thank you for all the links and all the great reading. Now I have to say goodbye. I’m with my wife Bess ( https://bessstillman.substack.com/ ) and my brother Sam, and crying, but it is okay. At the end of Lord of the Rings Gandalf says to the hobbits, "Go in peace! I will not say: do not weep; for not all tears are an evil.” And that is how I feel now. Ending prematurely hurts, but all things must end, a…

Thank you for sharing your journey, Jake. Go well, with peace and love.

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Low-hanging fruit of dodgy medical claims aside: why would you post this as a response to someone announcing that they are shortly going to die from cancer? Is the intent to make the point that this person's current situation could likely have been avoided if they had simply followed a particular diet regimen? Or perhaps as a PSA to others who may currently be facing cancer themselves? Irrespective of the value or ve…

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Low-hanging fruit of dodgy medical claims aside: why would you post this as a response to someone announcing that they are shortly going to die from cancer? Is the intent to make the point that this person's current situation could likely have been avoided if they had simply followed a particular diet regimen? Or perhaps as a PSA to others who may currently be facing cancer themselves? Irrespective of the value or ve…

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Low-hanging fruit of dodgy medical claims aside: why would you post this as a response to someone announcing that they are shortly going to die from cancer? Is the intent to make the point that this person's current situation could likely have been avoided if they had simply followed a particular diet regimen? Or perhaps as a PSA to others who may currently be facing cancer themselves? Irrespective of the value or ve…

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Re: Starting Hospice

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Hacker News, thank you for all the links and all the great reading. Now I have to say goodbye. I’m with my wife Bess ( https://bessstillman.substack.com/ ) and my brother Sam, and crying, but it is okay. At the end of Lord of the Rings Gandalf says to the hobbits, "Go in peace! I will not say: do not weep; for not all tears are an evil.” And that is how I feel now. Ending prematurely hurts, but all things must end, a…

Thank you for writing such a transparent and deeply touching essay. Even if it was painful to read because the topic feel unsettling to me, it made me reflect a lot about life and gratefulness. I look forward to read the rest of the things you have posted

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Hacker News, thank you for all the links and all the great reading. Now I have to say goodbye. I’m with my wife Bess ( https://bessstillman.substack.com/ ) and my brother Sam, and crying, but it is okay. At the end of Lord of the Rings Gandalf says to the hobbits, "Go in peace! I will not say: do not weep; for not all tears are an evil.” And that is how I feel now. Ending prematurely hurts, but all things must end, a…

Reading your updates has been important to me since I started seeing your posts.

Thank you for taking the time and energy during the most difficult of circumstances to share your journey with the rest of us. I know it's given me a lot to think about and a lot to be grateful for.

Best of luck to you and yours as you come to the end of the journey. You'll be in my thoughts.

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