to drag up an old cliche, your doctor has just told you that you have 6 months to live.
[Poll #533707]
feel free to share the why/s of your decision in the comments.
to the best of my knowledge, i have not and will not be hearing any such information from (any of) my doctor(s).
eta: i changed my response to be more honest.
[Poll #533707]
feel free to share the why/s of your decision in the comments.
to the best of my knowledge, i have not and will not be hearing any such information from (any of) my doctor(s).
eta: i changed my response to be more honest.
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Date: 2005-07-16 07:03 pm (UTC)Doesn't going to grad school qualify as "living it up", anyway?
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Date: 2005-07-16 08:11 pm (UTC)i'm not so sure many will agree that grad school really counts as "living it up". i was going to add "except maybe in the intellectual sense", except even that, doesn't seem so probable.
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Date: 2005-07-16 08:32 pm (UTC)And my friends are far more interesting.
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Date: 2005-07-16 08:14 pm (UTC)the reality is, i probably would not only not tell those close to me, but would go (even more than i already do) out of my way to push them
away/keep them at bay.
some habits die hard.
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Date: 2005-07-16 11:27 pm (UTC)You sure? What brought on this post?
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Date: 2005-07-17 12:04 am (UTC)You sure?
positive.
What brought on this post?
if i can get it into something that resembles a logical post, i'll post another post.
mostly, too much personal journaling.
also
Date: 2005-07-17 12:09 am (UTC)b_ the whole point of the disclaimer was to keep anyone from getting worried.
c_ you still have to answer (if you want).
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Date: 2005-07-17 12:21 am (UTC)b_ I was too worried by the time I found the disclaimer to be thoroughly convinced.
c_ I might answer the survey much, much, much, much later, but not in the near future.
aim_ I'll be online again in a few hours. I'll look for you then.
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Date: 2005-07-17 12:23 am (UTC)so i lied
Date: 2005-07-17 12:55 am (UTC)i'm going out to sit around my friend's un airconditioned apartment and watch her drink red wine/consider if i want to tempt fate (headaches) and imbibe. (shush.)
i'll still be back later.