There are so many men in this world who live simply to amass the greatest amount of pleasure. Imagine the grace of finding out that you will only have a year or two to live. If you have the faith would you not work your hardest to try to live as holy as you can to prepare your soul for Heaven? Alas some men do not seem to care for their immortal souls. Rather than look down upon such individuals we should pray for them, thank the good Lord that we have the true faith and that we at least know why we have been created.
What do you MEAN I'm not going to die?Mon May 7, 12:23 PM ET
A British man who went on a
wild spending spree after doctors said he only had a short time to live wants compensation because the diagnosis was wrong and he is now healthy -- but broke.
John Brandrick, 62, was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer two years ago and told that he would probably die within a year.
He quit his job, sold or gave away nearly all his possessions, stopped paying his mortgage and
spent his savings dining out and going on holiday.
Brandrick was left with little more than the black suit, white shirt and red tie that he had planned to be buried in when it emerged a year later that his suspected "tumor" was no more than a non-life threatening inflammation of the pancreas.
"When they tell you you've got a limited time and everything, you do enjoy life," Brandrick, from Cornwall in the west of England, told Sky television.
"I'm really pleased that I've got a second chance in life... but if you haven't got no money after all this, which is my fault -- I spent it all -- they should pay something back."
If he can't get compensation, he is considering selling his house or suing the hospital that diagnosed him. The hospital has said that while it sympathizes with Brandrick, a review of his case showed no different diagnosis would have been made.
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