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Originally Posted by Sil_liS
It didn't seem to me like it was an attempt at humor. Maybe you should take a look in the mirror and see why that was what you were expecting. I too have lost family members to cancer, and you don't really expect good news when somebody mentions proof....
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Si ilis, please, don't assume your own interests and scale of sensibility is shared by me, or assume any knowledge of my personal situation.
I didn't even know what illness Jobs has - don't forget, I'm not fascinated by the activities of Apple etc.. so am only now, from this thread, aware of the area of this poor man's illness, only that he was not well.
I didn't want to know, frankly.
The reference to the photo putting an end to debate, I presumed, was to show him in good health, and doing something that showed he was OK. i.e. an attempt at humour, which it might have been in that case.
So that is why I have no fear of "looking in the mirror" - because I did
not expect to see photos of a very sick man, or have any desire to.
Unlike the OP, who saw fit, having seen them, and knowing what they portrayed, decided to broadcast them on the forum - which would obviously cause great distress to anyone who knew him, or indeed anyone with any feelings, or appreciation of his circumstances.
And nothing was said about "proof", or the contents of the photos, in the post, so how you leap from the contents of my words, to me expecting "good news" defies commonsense.
And, finally, you have no need to lecture me about my attitude to those suffering from cancer, or the position or expectations of those close to them......
I have lost 2 members of my family to cancer, tending one, have a close friend with an incurable diagnosis, and had a scare myself, so
that is a lot of the reason why I found the OP's contribution unhelpful in any meaningful way, in such bad taste, showed little consideration for other people, and was completely unnecessary - why
should we need explicit proof of such a thing that we have no right or need to know.
I would suggest that should he/she ever feel a similar need to do anything similar, they think once, think twice, and
then do what they think is right.
Because I can't believe you had any thought about other people's feelings.
I apologise to everyone if this has descended into a boring rant, and something of a personal attack, for I was extremely upset over this post, but I make no apology for my response.
I also realise that, to be true to myself, I must support their right to do as they please - I just hope they'll be more considerate next time.