Here’s a situation I hope nobody will ever have to face. What would you do if your Doctor informed you that you had a terminal illness and only had a short time left?
Like most people, you would live life to the fullest. Maybe take a couple of vacations to destinations you’ve always wanted to go, or maybe pamper yourself by eating at the best restaurants money could buy. And seeing as your going to die soon, would you bother to pay your bills, and instead spend every cent you had?
But what would you do after you’ve emptied out the savings account, lost your house because you stopped paying the mortgage, and pretty much the only thing you have left are the clothes you planned on being buried in, when your Doctor calls and informs you there has been a mistake!
That’s exactly what happened to a man in England. He’s got a second chance at life after his Doctor told him the pancreatic cancer he was diagnosed with turned out to be a non-life threatening inflammation instead.
Now the 62 year old has nothing. He quit his job, sold or gave away everything he owned, and spent his savings.
He’s considering suing the hospital for the mis-diagnosis, even though the hospital claims it would have made the same diagnosis after reviewing his case.
Hey, at least he’s got his health!
By: Barnowl - 15th May 2007 at 16:36
A couple of weeks ago a hospital in Ireland pronounced a man dead. They informed his family and everything. They were bringing him down to the morgue and suddenly discovered he was alive!
It was great that he was alive but his family had suffered the pain of been told that he was dead. How could a man be alive and pronounced dead. It boggles the mind.
Imagine being one of the porters/ morgue workers who ‘discovered’ he was alive! I’d literally fire my sphincter across the room like a party popper (joke thanks to Bill Bryson!) 😀
By: andrewm - 15th May 2007 at 10:45
A couple of weeks ago a hospital in Ireland pronounced a man dead. They informed his family and everything. They were bringing him down to the morgue and suddenly discovered he was alive!
It was great that he was alive but his family had suffered the pain of been told that he was dead. How could a man be alive and pronounced dead. It boggles the mind.
When he was discovered alive did he resemble a different person. If so likely explaination to whole thing is he is a Timelord. Maybe even Dr Who himself!
By: kicks - 15th May 2007 at 09:39
Dead or Alive?
A couple of weeks ago a hospital in Ireland pronounced a man dead. They informed his family and everything. They were bringing him down to the morgue and suddenly discovered he was alive!
It was great that he was alive but his family had suffered the pain of been told that he was dead. How could a man be alive and pronounced dead. It boggles the mind.
By: DazDaMan - 15th May 2007 at 08:24
Oopsy!! 😮
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