Reply #12: Well I'm sorry about your friends

[shenmue]

but what does that have to do with me, and why does that take away from the fact that this could be a real landmark case that helps a lot of other people?

You don't sound like you're 'happy for me' at all. You sound very rude and snappy. I don't think that was merited or even makes sense.

I'm not the only person who said I was happy, why don't you take it out on someone else?

You mean it's bad that someone, somewhere finally beat this thing? If your friends had made it, do you think I wouldn't be happy for you and them? You think they were the only people who died? Think I don't know anybody either? You don't know anything about me. 'Let the dead bury their dead.' I don't know why I deserved to be the recipient of your anger about the past.

I obviously do not know the man in the story from London. I don't know why you had to get personal and project your personal story onto me.

Again, I am sorry about your friends. But I don't know why you had to take that attitude with me.

If this is true, and we can find out why this guy was able to recover, this could be one of the most important medical discoveries in centuries.

That ought to make a lot of people happy.

Friends of mine have died from various causes--accidents, illness, etc.--but apparently only you are entitled to your grief and shock. I chose not to lash out at anyone else. I chose to get on with my life.

I feel very sorry for you, and will not waste my time talking to you again.