Ok, just for the sake of discussion, what length would you go for to cure yourself of CF, and be 100% free of the disease and be "normal"? Let's also say that if you are in pretty bad shape now, or even post transplant and know you have general limited time with your new lungs, you making any of these very unpleasant choices would result in you being totally healthy, with no effects from how you used to be. This discussion is relavant to the given perspective that you won't have much longer to live (maybe say 5 years?) if you decide to do nothing and keep living with the CF, so keep that in mind.
Would you be willing to say have one of your arms fully removed? What about both arms? How about a leg? Both legs? How about your senses? What sense would you be willing to lose in order to live a full healthy life CF free? Sight? Hearing? (taste seems too easy to choose, so i left that out). What about killing someone who was a total piece of crap that say has killed someone else or abuses children/women/animals etc (with the assumption that you wouldn't get caught, and the person was REAL horrible in every way, and an oxygen thief to everyone else). What about snorting a 20 foot long line of fire ants? What about killing a beloved pet? How about never being able to talk/communicate/see your family and beloved friends/loved ones ever again (like a witness protection program).
Let the imaginations run wild. Remember, this is just hypothetical, noone should be judged for what they say or propose, it's just an internet version of sitting at a bar with some friends and playing a big "What would ya do/What if" game/discussion. So offer up what you think would be the step right below what you know you wouldnt/couldnt do to live a long healthy life CF free, and would be EXTREMELEY hard for you to do.
I personally could/would get rid of my hearing, and I think I would fully be able to kill someone if they were a totally horrible human being who has no respect for others and has abused a ton of people - especially the truely innocent. I could probably spend 10 years in prison doing hard time if it meant I would be 100% healthy and CF free with no record when I got out. I would be willing to be shot at close range with a large caliber firearm (barring any organs being hit) many times. I could personally lose my left hand, or maybe even my right arm, but I draw the line at both arms. I dont think i'd want to lose a leg because that truely screws with your mobility. I'd lose an eye.
Anyways i'm tired, but the idea of hearing what you guys would be able to do, and what you wouldnt be willing to do, in order to live a long CF free healthy life would be good discussion. Anyways, offer up your ideas (yes i'm a morbid person).
Would you be willing to say have one of your arms fully removed? What about both arms? How about a leg? Both legs? How about your senses? What sense would you be willing to lose in order to live a full healthy life CF free? Sight? Hearing? (taste seems too easy to choose, so i left that out). What about killing someone who was a total piece of crap that say has killed someone else or abuses children/women/animals etc (with the assumption that you wouldn't get caught, and the person was REAL horrible in every way, and an oxygen thief to everyone else). What about snorting a 20 foot long line of fire ants? What about killing a beloved pet? How about never being able to talk/communicate/see your family and beloved friends/loved ones ever again (like a witness protection program).
Let the imaginations run wild. Remember, this is just hypothetical, noone should be judged for what they say or propose, it's just an internet version of sitting at a bar with some friends and playing a big "What would ya do/What if" game/discussion. So offer up what you think would be the step right below what you know you wouldnt/couldnt do to live a long healthy life CF free, and would be EXTREMELEY hard for you to do.
I personally could/would get rid of my hearing, and I think I would fully be able to kill someone if they were a totally horrible human being who has no respect for others and has abused a ton of people - especially the truely innocent. I could probably spend 10 years in prison doing hard time if it meant I would be 100% healthy and CF free with no record when I got out. I would be willing to be shot at close range with a large caliber firearm (barring any organs being hit) many times. I could personally lose my left hand, or maybe even my right arm, but I draw the line at both arms. I dont think i'd want to lose a leg because that truely screws with your mobility. I'd lose an eye.
Anyways i'm tired, but the idea of hearing what you guys would be able to do, and what you wouldnt be willing to do, in order to live a long CF free healthy life would be good discussion. Anyways, offer up your ideas (yes i'm a morbid person).
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