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Date: Tue, 19 Aug 2008 10:48:49 -0700 (PDT)
From: William O'Rights <>
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"YOUaC VE GOT CANCERaC , theyaC re the 3 words you never want to hear Mike. If 
any Immortalist/Life extensionist should ever find themself in the future being 
diagnosed with cancer, donaC t let your world be turned upside-down. If you 
canaC t get over the initial shock you may not be capable of making sound 
decisions about your health and treatment options. I canaC t stress enough, 
donaC t panic. You will need to be clear-headed, so that you can make the right 
choices. Always keep in mind that others have been down this road before and 
have received this diagnosis. Some have recovered and are surviving today and of
course others have not. If youaC re a true Immortalist/Life extensionist, you 
should think differently about situations such as these.
A 

As a life extensionist/Immortalist the first thing you have to do is establish 
hope, there is reason for hope. Everyone responds differently to learning about 
a terminal illness, but an optimistic attitude is vital right from the 
beginning. A strong positive outlook cannot be underestimated in its power to 
contribute significantly to a successful outcome. IaC m talking real hope, not 
denial. Denial is one of those textbook first-stage reactions that people go 
through after learnA ing they have a terminal disease. It may be the best 
approach for non-life extensionists who would rather sweep the issue under the 
rug, after all denial does work to numb your reality. Denial can be a wonderA 
ful drug, though it often comes at a high price.
A 

I am no osA trich with my head in the sand. I am fully aware of the grim staA 
tistics about small cell lung cancer and the overwhelming mortality rate 
associated with the disease. My odds are currently less than 1 and 200 of 
surviving this. Let me put it to you this way, if you were to take a gun with 
200 chambers in it and fill it all with bullets all except for one chamber and 
pointed it at my head (and IaC m not suggesting for moment that you do) spin the
chamber and pull the trigger the odds that the hammer would come down on the 
empty chamber are my odds of survival. 
A 
Live Long and WellWilliam Constitution OaC Rights



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