Would you want to know if you only had 30 days left to live?

I have serious issues with doctors who do things like that.....My son (youngest) was given a maximum of 72 hours to live and it was pure hell for us....He ended up living for 8 mths...I think docs shouldnt give exact numbers

i think he has all right to know that he has left on 30 days. I hink it is kinda unfair that all family know but except of him. I would like to know if I would be sick , maybe I would have time to at least tell my friends how I would miss them, maybe make all the paper work right and things like that, my family would have problems with it after I would die. I am sure if he would know, he will want to do so much in his life to change few things.

I do think he should have been told by the doctor as it is his doctor. The doctor could have told them both and then have a family meeting later to discuss the situation, but that's just my opinion. Who knows, if he knows this, he may want to do something for himself before this happens. Alos not becasue a doctor tells you you are going to die in a month means that they will. Many people are given a short time to live and live 5, 10, 15 or even 20 years, but, once again that is my opinion. Have a great day and all the best.

wow, dang. he told the family but not the actual patient? that seems odd. i really do not know what i would do in this situation. i really don't. and i think i'd be mad if the doc told me i only had a certain time to live, but then i wonder if i'd be happy to know that as well, as sometimes you need to take care of things before that day comes...things we put off ya know? but i don't know how i would take the news either...would i be the type to live it up, have fun, or would i drown in my sorrows, and be depressed? scary actually!

I think it was wrong of the doctor to give an actual time frame to the family. Telling them he doesn't have long would have been a much smarter thing to do as far as I'm concerned. I also think that the man should know that his time is very short...I wouldn't tell him a month because I don't think even the doctor can say that for sure. But I would alert him so he can get his life in order if you know what I mean. I'm not talking about finances but his personal life. I wouldn't want to know that it was a month but that my time was coming very near in the future. Please keep us updated because I'm curious about how right this doctor is!

If I was going to be in a respirator in 30 days NO i didn't want to know it but if I was fresh and could use 30 days as I wanted I would love to know it and use the 30 days, saying hello to all my friends making a lot of partys and die, drunk, yes i'm serious. I would live the last 30 days under the concept: every day is a party.

I believe your doctor was wrong to say 30 days usually they say with in the next 6 weeks, months that sort of thing, because it is a proven fact that if they say one month then that is how long people will last. I know he hasn't told you step dad but every one else is walking around on egg shells waiting, My mother had cancer on her lung and was told she would live 3 years that is exactly how long she lived, I think she just made up her mind that was how it was supposed to be and went accordingly. My step mom had a very aggressive type of Lymphoma and was not given an end date and survived 4 years longer than her doctor expected. so no dates please

Oh my God, i can't decide on this. There are disadvantages and advantages of knowing your life term. If it will take only 30 days to live, you now have to plan what are the valuable things you have to do like, you have to say sorry to someone you had made a mistake in or enemies sort of, you have to spend your time with your family. You have to surrender your soul to God sooner so you have to repent your sins. You will make most of what life is. And this plan will lead you to rush things. But for me, it is okay to know if you will live for a month, atleast you know. You will do what you have to do.But it will only lead you to sadness knowing you will be leaving permanently and you have no idea where you are going. I am so sad to hear about your dad. Is that really true. i hope it is not.

I would definitely want to know. I would want to have that time with my children and family to let them know how much I love them and that it would be okay, that I would be in Heaven and that they would join me one day when its their time. I would want to have my life in oder and to be able to leave this earth knowing that and at peace with that. I would want my family to know how important they are and how proud of them I am. I would treasure each of the 30 days (and who knows, doctors can be wrong-frequently I might live longer). I'm so sorry for the prognosis but if one believes in God one moves from this earth to heaven and lives on.

If I only have 30 days to live. I make sure that My kids are secure. I make sure I ask forgiveness to all the people i hurt and say thank you to all the people who took care of me. Yes, for me I would rather take the bitter news than hide it from me which im not 30 days prepared. It comes in two ways ..you can ask a lot of forgiveness and settle everything that youre going to leave behind at least your family is ready to take it..Clock is ticking so make every seconds count and give the love and hugs to this certain person.

I am sorry man! GOD beside our!I hope that sad to heard that!To enjion life ,it is best way to leave pain!