Suzan & Freek get an incredible amount of support after the terrible news about his metastatic lung cancer, but there are also people who look up the discussion. “Life -prolonging medication is very expensive.”
The news that Freek Rikkerink (32) from the duo Suzan & Freek with life -prolonging medication has started a rather Bizarre discussion On Nujij, the reaction platform of NU.nl. No other reactions are currently placed on any other showbiz article. The most discussed subject among the respondents? The costs …
‘Very expensive’
Hedwig opens the discussion. “A few years ago there was a discussion about what was worth a life. A lot of emotion overgrown that discussion. From a philosophical perspective, it is still interesting.”
She has her doubts about treating Freeks metastatic lung cancer. “Life -prolonging is not healing. It would not have to be very expensive. It would not have to be. If I still have to go, then I will go. Anyway, that is personally of course.”
Child on the road
It provides unprecedented many reactions. One JHP says: “Is something in it, and indeed very personal. Would you, too, say, say” Let me die now, “if there is a child on the road and you might just live long enough to see your Hummeltje before you go?”
One Tim: “A dear family member of mine has been living through these agents for a few years longer; and that time is worth a lot for everyone. I do agree that there will be a point where further treatment no more makes sense because it also affects the quality of life so much that the drug gets worse than the ailment.”
Stretchy
Does Hedwig, who opened the discussion, is not a bit cru? “Look, I give him all the love to be born his child. Do think that together we have to start the discussion when life extends, life is stretching.”
She continues: “Perhaps a non-discussion for now, but I am sure that we will keep it sooner or later to keep the care affordable. Just saying that it should not be the case that the outcome of such a discussion means that only those who can afford it will make the way.”
Inappropriate
Tamara does not think the entire debate is possible. “It makes a lot of difference whether you are 85 or 32 with a small coming. I actually don’t think this reaction is so appropriate, as if you have to appreciate a lifetime in euros. The world is all about the money. Let’s not do that with human lives now.”
Frank: “We have always been doing that, right? Some treatments are not reimbursed because they are insane in proportion to the yields. If it takes a ton to stretch three months at someone of 85, then society must (want to) cough it up via high care premiums. As far as I am concerned there is a maximum.”
Against the bar
Discussion-opener Hedwig believes that Tamara is too emotional. “You show exactly how that discussion went back then: do you have to appreciate a lifetime in euros? I indeed think that you can keep a human life against the bar of affordable care and that this may also be a social discussion.”
Pixar agrees. He concludes: “And I understand the emotion complete, child coming and you want to experience that. But then your child wants to see growing up and so almost every person has reasons to continue life -prolonging treatments. That is untenable in the long term.”
The whole discussion Can you read at NUjij.nl.