Here's Another Weird One: An End-of-Life Spending Spree Has a Surprise Ending

A British man who was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and told he would probably only live for a year went on a wild spending spree, according to press reports. The 62-year-old man quit his job, spent his savings on vacations and eating out, and gave away most of his possessions.

Then, a year later, he was told that the diagnosis was wrong.

So now he is healthy, but broke. And he plans to sue the hospital that misdaignosed him, according to Reuters.

Read the Reuters report:
Big-spending Briton wants payback for cancer scare

The BBC has the story as well. The hospital is denying that it made a misdiagnosis--even though the man was first told he had terminal pancreatic cancer, and then a year later told that he had only an inflammation of the pancreas.

'Not cancer' patient claims costs

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OK I SEE BEING UPSET ABOUT GOING BROKE OVER AN INEXCUSABLE MEDICAL MISTAKE. BUT AT THE SAME TIME IT LET HIM EXPERIENCE WHAT HIS LIFE IS REALLY ABOUT. MY SON WAS 3 WHEN I WAS DIAGNOSED WITH BREAST CANCER. HE IS NOW 7. I AM BLESSED EACH MORNING WITH THOSE BEAUTIFUL BROWN EYES LOOKING UP AT ME. I WOULD WELCOME A MSDIAGNOSIS BUT I BELIEVE ULTIMATELY I COULE ONLY BE GREATFUL FOR THE MISTAKE BECAUSE MY FAMILY NOW KNOW THE MEANINGOF TRUE LOVE AND HAPPINESS.

Just a Mom trying to keep the glass half full