<blockquote>Quote<br><hr><i>Originally posted by EB24</i>
I think you are the type person that would find something to complain about and not be happy, no matter what.<hr></blockquote>
That's what facts were invented for; to dispell misconceptions like yours, adapted after a cursory skim of anothers' words.
<blockquote>Quote<br><hr><i>Originally posted by Anonymous #1</i>
But maybe it goes back to this fpr some of us; do you believe in coincidense, luck and random chance? Or maybe you believe things happen for a reason? <hr></blockquote>
What role do you suppose chance and "reason" play, here? There are healthy people who never abuse drugs, or are healthy AND wealthy, and CF'ers who are poor, suicidal and were sexually abused, to boot. You would have noticed, if you actually read my post, that I mentioned one little fact that tends to be ignored:
<i>It's not a choice between CF, and everything else. It's a choice between CF <b>and</b>/or everything else.</i>
<blockquote>Quote<br><hr><i>Originally posted by Anonymous #2</i>
I think you should write a book win ace. Maybe if you didnt have CF, you wouldnt be as good of a writer. Why, you are considering "what if everything was perfect, and I didnt have CF" Well, let me tell you, you can wish right on, but it wouldnt be as wonderful as you might think. You wouldnt find the perfect soul mate, never have to worry about yur health, help find a cure for a disease, and help children who have a disease. <hr></blockquote>
Nice to meet you, Professor Farnsworth. I had no idea your "peer into alternate realities" device actually worked! <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif" border="0">
<blockquote>Quote<br><hr><i>Originally posted by Lilith</i>
I would have CF again, I think, but I would not have it as severely as I do now. I'd like to be one of those people with a mild case that get to be in their thirties or forties w/out a transplant.<hr></blockquote>
It would still need to have some pretty clear, well-documented advantages it gave you in other areas to be justified, though. Being too sick to work at 30 might not suck as much as dropping out of school after almost dying, but it's still something that ideally, no one would go through.
<blockquote>Quote<br><hr><i>Originally posted by Grendel</i>
I can't quite honestly reply to this question until my survey of the experience is either nearing it's conclusion or over.<hr></blockquote>
Very keen answer. Until I did some thinking about counterfactuals, that was my take on the issue, too. Just like with a book, only time may tell whether, on balance, it would be a life worth re-living.
I conclude differently because, with very few exceptions (none that I can think of as more likely to occur with CF than without), there's nothing that can outweigh the negative effect it'll have on your life.
