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Originally Posted by Hitch
Of course, that's right. It's simply that I was intimately familiar with the situation I mentioned. Things looked quite grim, and the outcome is better than anyone could or would have expected. That's the only reason I mentioned it. It certainly wasn't my intent to be "upbeat" or cheery or shtick. It's a situation that's very recent, and very real.
I certainly wish Deskisamess' sister the best.
Hitch
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Of course you do and that's not what I meant. I was mostly just expressing my frustration with the way the dialogue frequently goes these days, where it's implied that will on the part of the patient combined with treatment will of necessity result in a good outcome. And I don't mean to be a naysayer or a gloom-and-doomer, either. it's just that, treatments and outcomes are so very individual that I don't think you can extrapolate from them and that such expectations can place a huge burden on the part of the patient, who's just trying to take it one step at a time.