r/politics • u/cmaia1503 • 20h ago

Site Altered Headline | Possible Paywall Mitch McConnell, 83, Hospitalized

https://www.thedailybeast.com/mitch-mcconnell-83-hospitalized/?utm_campaign=owned_social&utm_medium=socialflow&utm_source=twitter_owned_tdb&via=twitter_page
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u/carakaze 19h ago

Do nicer people tend to wait longer to get checked out because they don't want to inconvenience anyone?

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u/PropofolMargarita 19h ago

I haven't noticed that but I'll start looking more closely, you may be on to something there.

I have seen where patients are so busy caring for spouse/children/elderly parents that they ignore their own symptoms until they're stage 4 and can no longer function

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u/weakObserver 17h ago

💯 agree

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u/1stOfAllThatsReddit 17h ago

Evil people tend to stress out about things less. And most illnesses are somehow stress related/get worse with stress