March 9th, 2011 
judowolf 
When a person is diagnosis with a terminal disease, the first thing they tell their loved ones and friends is they are going to fight, and beat the disease. Nobody wants to die and this approach is helpful as it instills a positive attitude, which helps treatment. This fighting method is innate and reinforced by the media who bombard us with survivors who walk for the cure, and celebrates who fought and won their battle.
Then surgery and treatments start, and as they progress the body weakens and the attitude changes. When treatment ends, some have won, but others still have traces of the disease, and require more treatment. Most continue until their physician tells them it is no longer effective.
Some seek treatment out of the country or try alternative medicine. They will not succumb to this disease and convince themselves they will win. These patients often have more quantity but less quality. Even when they are on their deathbed, they believe they will recover. This is sad because they usually die in pain and never understand why they lost the battle.
Others when treatment is not available surrender. Friends and loved ones view this as quitting, telling the patient so and so beat the odds, and stopping is not the answer. The patient feels he is viewing the situation realistically as he put his body through hell, and to continue would rob him of his remaining strength. Surrendering is smart as it gives the patient more quality but less quantity. These individuals become hospice patients, enjoy their remaining days in peace and comfort, die pain free, in their home surrounded by loved ones and friends.
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