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Originally Posted by Bender
I think there's more to it. taking pills as a way of suicide is not the best way. they can be slow to affect and the act of taking them is also very manual and gives enough time for the person to contemplate what they are doing.
this man was crying for help, not trying to kill himself. if he wanted to die, he would have done it in a way there was no chance of being saved. the fact he 'attempted' suicide again 3 years later, and that this case is has been brought up is just an extention of his cry. he is yearning for attention and the need to feel he has a purpose.
depression can isolate and alienate in the minds of those affect by it. there can be a total loss of self esteem, worth and purpose. he doesn't need money, he needs help.... imo!
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I agree. I don't understand why people think he should be grateful. He was (perhaps is) a sick man. I would imagine that the physical problem caused by medical incompetence would not have helped the mental condition that took him to the point that he wanted to end his life.
Mental illness sadly continues to have the stigma attached that we as a modern society should be moving away from.
If a patient had his life saved as a result of a physical condition, would we be condemning him for persuing compensation as a result of medical incompetence? I think not.