Is it possible that the patient wanted to die but that the breadwinner/caregiver was selfish and wanted her to live longer?
Huh? Last guy I knew battling a terminal illness lost his wife one month into hospitalization.
This is strictly a male/female issue.
Males will feel compelled to do the right thing out of honor.
Females will take their money and run.
Bottom line people. WTF up and smell the coffee.
Look at this big fat fuking LIE...
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/11/091110105401.htm
Chamberlain said the study was initiated because doctors noticed that in their neuro-oncology practices, divorce occurred almost exclusively when the wife was the patient.
It obviously does not happen almost exclusively to females as in every instance I am aware of it has happened that the male has been abandoned exclusively.
Do not trust studies people. Trust your own personal experiences. Fuking feminist agendas.
Now if we are talking mental illness. Yes... women get dropped immediately. Men, on average, cannot and will not endure women with mental illness.
I am sure you are fully aware of this phenomenon. Trust your experiences, not studies.
Now flip the table towards substance abuse, and I think we will see an even split across the board.
However, I will suggest the researchers in that study could have easily chosen groups that were financially biased. Example groups that were applying for special qualifying financial aid.
Men who are financially capable of the situation will stay. Women will not. Who has the bigger life insurance plan? These are the things that matter.
Hence, everyone gets dropped when substance abuse is the issue, as there is no money in it for anyone.
My gramps was dying for years, yet my nan done everything in her power to #1 keep him alive (even though he couldn't communicate or even wipe his own ass) #2 keep him at home to ensure she picked up her carers allowance even though she didn't do any of the caring lol
Elderly situations mean there is little opportunity to begin again with another spouse, plus retirement and life insurance plans come into effect.
Get over this idea of true eternal love people.
There is comfort and discomfort. Love starts to end a few mere weeks after the honey moon, and it keeps going downhill after that.
The human brain is not capable of maintaining a lengthy feeling of strong love over any given period of time.
I always thought it'd be more honourable if she'd kill herself to avoid forcing her family to suffer, but what do you badasses think?
I personally do not care as I have no intention of supporting anyone ever again.
Okay okay, I don't place money or material items over human beings, unless they are greedy spend thrifts with no consideration, so if my ill and dying dependent decided they wanted to buy ridiculously expensive shit, they can forget it, because it won't be happening. Stay alive for as many years as you want, you are going to learn how to eat food that is prepared on a stove top and you are going to learn how to drink coffee that comes out of a home brewed pot, and you are not getting your last wish to go and travel the world. The surrounding neighbourhoods via a bus ticket is all you are going to get. After all, time together is all that matters.