Why do people who smoke think they should get pity when they're dying of lung cancer?
I feel bad for old people, the ones who didn't know of the harm that smoking did when they started, but the people who start when they know full well how bad it is. I mean I feel bad for them, but part of me is like well you kind of deserved it. Don't make stupid choices. Plus they're killing with secondhand smoke.
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No one wants to die, even old people. .
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shut the hell up nobody who has cancer deserves it
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People who smoke, like any other person who makes risky choices, believe that they are exempt of the inherent danger such choices carry with it. It is a survival mechanism that allow us to take risks in order to further our spheres of influence despite of the negative consequences we may reap if things don't go our way. Smokers believe that one more cigarette will not kill them because one cigarette has not killed them yet. When it does happen that cancer, or some other disease is developed, smokers tend to look back at their poor choices and realize that it is their fault, however, this does not change the fact that it is very painful and unbearable to know that your life is coming to an end. Anyone who is in their deathbed deserves compassion, even if it is a death they sought eagerly.
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They expect pity for their pain and suffering the same way that you will welcome pity for your pain and suffering at the end of your life.
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OMG are you that heartless? Cancer is an extremely painful way to die. Lung cancer especially. My father died of lung cancer. At the end, he was struggling for EVERY painful breath. (he didn't smoke though, he was a welder, he got it from welding fumes) but to answer your question, EVERYONE does silly, stupid, and/or ill-advised things during their lives. We all think that the bad things will only happen to the "other guy". (especially when we are young). So when someone is dying from cigarette induced lung cancer, they realize the mistake they made, but its too late. They know they are dying. They know that they caused a premature death. They know it will be a withering, painful death. The depression from the fear of death, the guilt of knowing they did it to themselves, and the pain of the disease is often overwhelming. A little compassion from you, from us, could go a long way toward easing their suffering.
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how would you like to be judged for every stupid mistake you have made in your life? you are obviously very young, but let this be a lesson for you...you will make PLENTY of mistakes in your like, many impulsive decisions, and probably be involved in risky behavior...try and remember this post every time you do something stupid! everyone is human and everyone deserves to be treated with dignity and respect. my mother was recently diagnosed with lung cancer and i don't appreciate such an ignorant comment! so, do you think people "deserve" to have diabetes if they eat too much sugar, etc???? think twice before you post such a stupid and ignorant comment!!
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My Dad was a smoker, & he died from lung cancer. I've seen his medical file & nowhere in there does it say 'contracted cancer from smoking'. You can get lung cancer & never had picked up a cigarette in your life. Just like you can smoke for 80 years & never get lung cancer. For you to say that someone 'deserved' to die from cancer makes you sound ridiculous. Personally, I think you DESERVE to die a slow, painful, humiliating death because you think someone deserved to die such a death. You mean to tell me that you've never made a decision that could have potentially ended your life? You've never driven a car? You've never crossed the road? You've never lit a candle? All of those seemingly harmless things have the potential to be very dangerous. But if you died whilst doing one of those of those things, doesn't mean you DESERVED to die.
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Of all the times I answered questions in the cancer section, this is by far the most heartless, uncaring, unthoughtful, un everything. You've never had cancer have you? You never saw someone you love die of cancer. Does making bad choices mean a person should suffer? If that was the case, Honey, this entire world would be suffering for something. You are giving all those who dislike your remark, a thumbs down for telling the true facts. I feel bad for you if this is the way you always think about things. I want to add something for those who are dying of lung cancer. Lung cancer isn't always from cigarettes. You need to see that. I could be their cancer is due to metastasizing cancer from something else/ Have you thought of that? You need a wake up call. Just because some started when all the warnings were out there, doesn't mean they should get cancer and the rest of us laugh at them. It' just wrong. think about what you're asking and think about how cruel that remark is. I've seen patents die smoking. it isn't pretty.
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I think you are confusing pity with compassion - two quite different emotions. Anyone who is ill, for whatever reason, deserves to be treated with compassion and almost certainly wouldn't want pity. If we all got what we deserved in this life, good or bad, the world would be a very sad place
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