Cancer Truth Note: #289
Choosing to stop treatments that are not working and make your quality of life worse is a hard choice. It is not giving up. It is a brave choice.
Deciding to stop treatment is never an easy choice. I am going to say it again, It is not giving up. It is making a brave choice to live with the best quality you can for the time you have left. Whether you are 40 or 75 it is a brave choice.
Accept the choices people make. They rarely make them rashly. When it is your turn you can choose differently.
Have you felt judgment from other people about a choice you made regarding your treatment options?
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