“Unacceptable” suffering
The rich die differently from you and me, but “‘Regardless of wealth, older Americans carry an unacceptable burden of suffering in their last year of life,’ said Maria Silveira, a physician at the Veterans Affairs Ann Arbor Healthcare System, a research scientist at the U-M and the lead author of the study.”
Why, “fatigue was the most common symptom, experienced by 57 percent of those who died. More than 50 percent experienced pain, and 59 percent of those who experienced pain were reported to have suffered pain at severe levels.”
I must have missed the memo announcing the guarantee that nobody would suffer or get tired.
The solution to this unacceptable burden of suffering? It’s obvious — “the government might consider expanding Medicare to include medications”. Because “the right not to get old and tired” is right there in the Declaration of Independence, or something.
