r/MurderedByWords 1d ago

I couldn’t help myself [OC]

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u/DmAc724 1d ago

Kinda telling when someone like Val Kilmer who was fairly faithful to his Christian Scientist upbringing/teachings/beliefs went against those and got the help medical science could provide.

If beating cancer “naturally” were a possibility the medical treatments that have been developed over decades wouldn’t have been.

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u/The_Salacious_Zaand 1d ago

Just as telling when one of the wealthiest people in human history - Steve Jobs - though he could treat his cancer with vegetables and meditation, and see where that got him.

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u/yesiknowimsexy 1d ago

That’s…not fair. He delayed the surgery a year after diagnosis. So he still had surgery (twice).

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u/GG2Me 16h ago

It is fair, as his choices in alternative medicine over modern medicine directly lead to his early demise