Fighting Cancer
Just an interesting related tangent here: My father in law is dying of heart disease (will probably die in &lt; 1 month) and we run into the same thing.<p>People see me upset and the first thing they say is he will get better, or, it will be ok. When I explain the situation, it&#x27;s something like, &quot;oh, well, I just KNOW he will get better. Don&#x27;t worry&quot;<p>What?<p>In case you are wondering: He has already had open heart 2 years ago, 4 of 5 arteries are completely blocked <i>again</i> (and those are already bypasses that are blocked again) and the remaining 1 is at 40% blocked. He found all this out when he went to one of the best heart hospitals in the world and they sent him home: &quot;There is nothing we can do.&quot; Again, the open heart to bypass all 5 was only 2 years ago, so the math is pretty straightforward on how long the one artery will last.<p>He has something in his genetics in his family that makes it so this will happen pretty much no matter what he does.<p>The advice is endless. He has done his research and I believe he has had some real success in delaying this, he has outlived his younger brother by ~20 years (who died in a similar situation at 34). But it&#x27;s over now.<p>I am trying to help his family get everything in order. And while it&#x27;s sobering, it can be a very positive experience. But I wish our friends would stop telling us he&#x27;ll be fine.