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jfz9580m

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18. God that all natural stuff is nuts
Thu Aug 7, 2025, 10:19 AM
Aug 2025

I lost my mom to multiple myeloma. We had a an excellent oncologist who is now my doctor, though I really hope I don’t end up needing his services for anything but preventive checks. Had a fair amount ofchronic stress..

But 2 aunts of sorts were into that bullshit and didn’t get proper cancer care when they got cancer and of course they both passed away. And it was breast cancer in both those cases. BC is not like MM, which is only detected in later stages and doesn’t have a cure. They would both probably still be alive had they not basically committed suicide. It’s a cancer with a fairly high survival rate. It was so stupid.

That was Steve Jobs as well. There is a lot of this really poisonous disinfo out there on social media attacking cancer treatment and recommending this garbage..

I could barely stand to watch that show Apple Cider Vinegar. It wasn’t even Belle Gibson. That other girl..she’s also based on a real person.
It was just painful to watch her bullshit herself to death.

But well at least a few high profile cases like that may keep people from falling for that crap. You don’t wanna mess with cancer, heart disease etc. It isn’t exactly like being told you are hysterical and refusing to be sedated. It’s cancer..You should go with the gold standard in medical care not drivel like drinking wheat grass..

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What a terrible and preventable situation. My heart goes out to her twin brother over this heartbreaking loss. CaliforniaPeggy Aug 2025 #1
My brother in law is a rabid anti-vaxxer. He killed his father with that nonsense. Coventina Aug 2025 #2
I'm so sorry for your loss. What a nightmare. yardwork Aug 2025 #10
I have no sympathy for Darwin Award winners. AZ8theist Aug 2025 #3
Yes. In the U.S. we put such a person in charge of HHS. yardwork Aug 2025 #11
Knew a family who fell for the "natural way to beat cancer". Xolodno Aug 2025 #4
Yup. Not everything that's natural is good for us. Heidi Aug 2025 #9
God that all natural stuff is nuts jfz9580m Aug 2025 #18
Anti-vaxxers are now running the fucking show and denying the public access to mRNA vaccines, as well as any Karasu Aug 2025 #5
"... this regime wants to kill as many Americans as possible." Wednesdays Aug 2025 #17
If people are interested in an in-depth look at this, the BBC has a podcast series about it muriel_volestrangler Aug 2025 #6
Deliberately letting someone die of a treatable disease is murder by any other name. DFW Aug 2025 #7
Then RFK, Jr. is committing mass murder. yardwork Aug 2025 #12
I'd put it slightly differently. DFW Aug 2025 #13
Good points. yardwork Aug 2025 #14
What a waste of a young life. EndlessWire Aug 2025 #8
Even sadder, cancer treatments were improving by leaps and bounds. yardwork Aug 2025 #15
Exactly! For example, immunotherapy saved Heidi Aug 2025 #16
It's weird that this "alternative healing" bullshit used to be popular with some on the left. progressoid Aug 2025 #19
It's *still* popular with many on the left. Heidi Aug 2025 #20
Ugh. That's a shame. progressoid Aug 2025 #23
"The Enlightenment was a great idea. Too bad it didn't take." Torchlight Aug 2025 #21
Ivermectin Johnny2X2X Aug 2025 #22
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