My father, dying of Multiple Myeloma, was offered one last chance. An expensive treatment that very likely would not help. He suffered for months in horrible pain and his doctor never told him he was terminal, rather told him chemo could help with the pain (a lie). Because of his doctor not being honest he held out hope he'd be cured (not possible due to his age he could not have the treatments that younger people can have that sometimes causes remission). He also did not do the things he loved, thinking he'd wait until he was better. Fishing mostly. We begged him to go out on the boat but he wouldn't, saying it wouldn't be fun for the rest of us if he had to ask to go back in. It was so sad.
Drugs are offered to cancer patients because they are desperate, but some literally say you may get another few weeks of life out of the deal. How is that worth any price? It's not. You are already sick and dying, do not give any more $ to the pharmaceutical industry.
My sister was transported from the chemo treatment facility directly to ICU where she died a week later. She should not have been still receiving chemo. They know it's not helping. It's for profit, and nothing else.
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