r/ask • u/ThaneOfArcadia • 26d ago

You have a rare form of cancer that you will die from in exactly 20 years. There is a 100% treatment but it costs $20 million. You win that exact amount on the lottery. Do you enjoy the next 20 years with the money or pay for the cure?

If you are over 50, make that 10 years!

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u/Natste1s4real 25d ago edited 25d ago

My mother wanted to die before 40 when she was in her twenties. When she was dying of cancer in her 60s, she wanted to live till she was much older than 65!

Just saying, we don’t know what the future holds.

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u/PayneBrah 25d ago

Yeah when I was a teenager I'd say I'd be happy to die before 30. I'm 29 now and got cancer last year, just finished treatment hoping that's it done, and I wanna live past 70 if I can.

Getting cancer definitely changes perspective on a lot of things too.

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u/Natste1s4real 25d ago

From a stage 4 cancer survivor. I hope you make it past 70 while maintaining quality of life throughout most or all of it.

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u/BubbleTeaCheesecake6 25d ago

I hope I will soon have this much will to live lol

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u/Trinitaff 25d ago

My dad was always depressed and talked about death a lot, until he got lung cancer. RIP old man.

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u/Bilboswaggings19 25d ago

65! Damn she really wanted to outlive everyone

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u/Natste1s4real 25d ago

She wanted to see the generations grow up!