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Pay $1 Million to See Again?
« on: January 04, 2018, 11:23:24 AM »
Another of my "TV topics" with no link, but just saw a news segment about a procedure (some kind of gene therapy) that can reverse blindness in some cases, at a cost of ~$850K. Would you pay it? I would, if I could come up with the money, if I had to sell everything I owned, if I had to go into debt, if I had to end up living in a plywood shack in the desert and go back to work at my age and dig ditches. I would do it if it were $2 million.

Blindness is one of my bugaboos. I know many people overcome it and lead productive lives, but I'm not sure I could. Being able to see, even if I had to wear coke bottle glasses, is a very important "quality of life" issue for me. Others might feel that they could live with blindness, using the nearly $1 million to support themselves for the rest of their lives.

What would you do?
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Re: Pay $1 Million to See Again?
« Reply #1 on: January 04, 2018, 02:47:35 PM »
Can't argue with that.  I would find a way to get it done.
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Re: Pay $1 Million to See Again?
« Reply #2 on: January 04, 2018, 07:00:05 PM »
I would do it.
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Re: Pay $1 Million to See Again?
« Reply #3 on: January 04, 2018, 07:34:34 PM »
Same here.  Could not abide being blind.
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Re: Pay $1 Million to See Again?
« Reply #4 on: January 04, 2018, 08:15:53 PM »
I dunno; just think how much money you could save by not caring what a woman's face looks like.
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Re: Pay $1 Million to See Again?
« Reply #5 on: January 05, 2018, 10:52:11 AM »
Yes, if I could pay it.
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Re: Pay $1 Million to See Again?
« Reply #6 on: January 05, 2018, 10:52:14 AM »
Quote from: KD5NRH on January 04, 2018, 08:15:53 PM
I dunno; just think how much money you could save by not caring what a woman's face looks like.

Yeah you would need the $1m to have them be with you.
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Re: Pay $1 Million to See Again?
« Reply #7 on: January 05, 2018, 02:01:29 PM »
My father was blind, other then not being able to drive, he did okay.  Plus you can get away with quite a bit.  (If Al Franken was blind, he still be in the Senate. ;) )
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