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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have major heart issues. I have also experienced extreme medical trauma. 
My heart issues are treatable and I could cobble together treatments and procedures that would prolong my life. 
The problem for me is working within the medical community. For me working through the system does not seem to be compatible with the life I want to lead. Putting my life in the hands of medicine is proving to be too much for me. 
I’m at a point where I need to decide if I want to let nature take its course or continue fighting for my life in a system of extreme dysfunction that I have lost confidence in.
If you have found yourself in this place please share your thought process. [/quote]

My cousin faced this decision and stopped all treatment, dying at age 36yo. His parents spent the rest of their years blaming each other.

I know I haven't been through it personally, but I wonder if it wouldn't be helpful to get therapy, maybe medication (maybe there's an anti-anxiety pill that would help) and maybe ask a relative to help you. I think it's a lot to ask someone who is very ill to navigate medical issues. If the insurance company won't help you, is there a hospital social worker that could? I'm sorry for your added stress.[/quote]

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