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Apple’s Steve Jobs, during his bout with islet cell tumor (or gasteroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumor [GEP-NET]), despite his intelligence and his access to the best advice and care anywhere in the world, made poor choices (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4924574/#__ffn_sectitle) which shortened his life. As with Jobs, we have the right to irreversibly screw up our lives. This is oneContinue reading “WHEN IT COMES TO OUR OWN HEALTH AND HEALTHCARE, HOW “FOOLISH” ARE WE ALLOWED TO BE?”