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in today's news ...
What do you MEAN I'm not going to die? 32 minutes ago
A British man who went on a wild spending spree after doctors said he only had a short time to live wants compensation because the diagnosis was wrong and he is now healthy -- but broke.
John Brandrick, 62, was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer two years ago and told that he would probably die within a year.
He quit his job, sold or gave away nearly all his possessions, stopped paying his mortgage and spent his savings dining out and going on holiday.
Brandrick was left with little more than the black suit, white shirt and red tie that he had planned to be buried in when it emerged a year later that his suspected "tumor" was no more than a non-life threatening inflammation of the pancreas.
"When they tell you you've got a limited time and everything, you do enjoy life," Brandrick, from Cornwall in the west of England, told Sky television.
"I'm really pleased that I've got a second chance in life... but if you haven't got no money after all this, which is my fault -- I spent it all -- they should pay something back."
If he can't get compensation, he is considering selling his house or suing the hospital that diagnosed him. The hospital has said that while it sympathizes with Brandrick, a review of his case showed no different diagnosis would have been made.
Maybe someone else would have looked at it differently, run further tests, and all in all not jumped to such a conclusion. A similar thing happened to one of our former faculty. He retired early from work he loved, made all his final arrangements, only to learn that he'd been misdiagnosed and would live a full life after all. This poor guy in England is hardly at the peak of his earning power, and will have a hard time gaining financial equilibrium.
On the other hand, this does beat a misdiagnosis in the other direction, doesn't it!
What do you MEAN I'm not going to die? 32 minutes ago
A British man who went on a wild spending spree after doctors said he only had a short time to live wants compensation because the diagnosis was wrong and he is now healthy -- but broke.
John Brandrick, 62, was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer two years ago and told that he would probably die within a year.
He quit his job, sold or gave away nearly all his possessions, stopped paying his mortgage and spent his savings dining out and going on holiday.
Brandrick was left with little more than the black suit, white shirt and red tie that he had planned to be buried in when it emerged a year later that his suspected "tumor" was no more than a non-life threatening inflammation of the pancreas.
"When they tell you you've got a limited time and everything, you do enjoy life," Brandrick, from Cornwall in the west of England, told Sky television.
"I'm really pleased that I've got a second chance in life... but if you haven't got no money after all this, which is my fault -- I spent it all -- they should pay something back."
If he can't get compensation, he is considering selling his house or suing the hospital that diagnosed him. The hospital has said that while it sympathizes with Brandrick, a review of his case showed no different diagnosis would have been made.
Maybe someone else would have looked at it differently, run further tests, and all in all not jumped to such a conclusion. A similar thing happened to one of our former faculty. He retired early from work he loved, made all his final arrangements, only to learn that he'd been misdiagnosed and would live a full life after all. This poor guy in England is hardly at the peak of his earning power, and will have a hard time gaining financial equilibrium.
On the other hand, this does beat a misdiagnosis in the other direction, doesn't it!
