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Soon I'll die and then I won't have to worry about it anymore (startrek.website)

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Or even simpler things that people take for granted, like antibiotics, which weren't discovered until 1942 and weren't widely available until 1945. Can you imagine how awful things like strep throat or a minor infection were to deal with before penicillin.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I grew up dirt poor without healthcare until I got to the Army aat 18.

I've gone through many infections without antibiotics. Nearly died from sepsis once because I didn't go to the ER until the line in my arm was halfway to my shoulder.