Curing all diseases and ailments helping or hurting?

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So I know we all hate to see people die, duh. When we see that Susan's father was diagnosed with ALS and then Tommy's mother passes away from breast cancer and then we donate to cancer research and we do the walk for ALS. We hope that we never have to lose our loved ones and yet we inevitably do. Science has been working on a cure for cancer for decades, we now have a vaccine for chickenpox and measles which used to be common childhood rights of passage... now you're not even allowed to get a cold without someone scolding you for not getting the flu shot. It seems everyone is sick, or dying or doing everything they can to prevent it but is it really helping?
What would happen if we cured cancer or if no one ever got a cold or other mild ailment? Is this really helping the world? 
6 years ago my grandmother passed away from Alzheimer's... for 10 years she didn't know who I was and slowly stopped walking, speaking and then stopped being able to eat and drink. In that 10 years she had survived two heart attacks and never got a cold. She passed away after a few days of family sponging her mouth with water. She looked like a skeleton with skin on. This image is etched into my mind and a part of me wished whole heartedly that she had died from a common cold, a quick way to end her suffering. 
So what happens if we cure all of our common ailments? Does our quality of life really improve?

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I don't believe we could cure all of them because some will adapt and evolve. 
   
I think quality of life is different than living a longer life.

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Unpopular opinion here, I do wish that people “never got sick” and that all illnesses are gone. For good. No sickness. Living longer - especially for those children taken far too soon by things like cancer.

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I actually agree with this to an extent. It's the fear or the unknown, the fear of death. People chase after cures for everything to extend and in some cases create life. And what does that look like. What does a 150 year old person look like? Our bodies aren't physically designed to last that long. I also don't think we will ever stop. As we advance and get smarter so will cancer genes and bacteria. It will evolve and change and our cures won't work and we'll keep running on this hamster wheel. I do think there should be a limit though. In your grandmother's case, her mind was gone. She wasn't your grandmother any more. What's the point of keeping the shell of a person alive?

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I have always been fascinated by the natural world, mainly in areas of feral life such as cat communities, dog communities, big cats, etc. After observing and documenting these behaviors for years I have found myself hoping for a natural death. I feel quite close to the Earth, and if I were to die from my own body’s natural causes or an illness, I would be satisfied. If I were to die from being shot or in a car wreck I would not only be extremely dissatisfied but I would also be disappointed as it would detach me from the Earth. Though I always get my vaccines and do my best to keep up with medical care, I do wonder how far our medical advancements will take us. Something I always struggle with is still wanting a natural death if those around me are being cured or treated wonderfully for illnesses. Will I want to join in on that and make it well past 100? I struggle often with wanting those close to me to live a long and healthy life, but if most people end up being cured and live well past the normal life expectancy, I believe I will feel more disconnected to the Earth, and natural life in general; especially if I am involved in that myself.

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I have to respectfully disagree. I think eradicating and curing diseases is a good thing. I like not having to worry about health issues that plagued humanity throughout history. Small pox, infections, Polio, plagues. I’m sorry about your grandma, Alzheimer’s is awful. But if we didn’t have modern medicine, you might have not existed because she could have died in childbirth. I understand our bodies aren’t designed to last more than 80-100 years, but I’d rather die at 80 than 16, lol.

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When it comes to flu specifically here are many different strains the flu vaccine is supposed to prevent the strains that presented the years before but you can still get another one. There’s many different things we can do to prevent getting sick but we’re all different. I don’t think we’ll ever have a cure for every possible disease or infection but if we all work together to prevent the things we can then things would be better.

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