On Tue, 18 Aug 2009 01:50:57 -0600, somebody wrote:

> "Darren New" <dne### [at] sanrrcom> wrote in message
> news:4a88b8fd$1@news.povray.org...
> 
>> 2 - Your health is worth virtually anything you own.
> 
> Not by a long shot. If that were the case, we would not smoke, eat more
> than necessary or unhealthy, work under hazardous conditions, drive,
> skydive, sit in front of a computer 10 hours a day... etc. We would
> instead spend all our time and money on our health.

It isn't urgent until you get an incurable disease.  Then most people are 
willing to spend whatever it takes to "get better" or to at least prolong 
their lives.

>> How much of your personal wealth would you spend to cure your cancer?
> 
> If cure were certain? For as it is, I don't see many patients spending
> their entire wealth on treatment (not that I believe certain cure would
> change that either).

Most who opt for treatment *have* to spend their entire wealth on 
treatment, especially if the insurance company decides it's a "pre-
existing condition", and I've heard of that happening.

Jim

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