LONDON (Reuters) - A British man who went on a wild spending spree after doctors said he only had a short time to live wants compensation because the diagnosis was wrong and he is now healthy -- but broke. John Brandrick, 62, was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer two years ago and told that he would probably die within a year. He quit his job, sold or gave away nearly all his possessions, stopped paying his mortgage and spent his savings dining out and going on holiday. Brandrick was left with little more than the black suit, white shirt and red tie that he had planned to be buried in when it emerged a year later that his suspected "tumor" was no more than a non-life threatening inflammation of the pancreas. "When they tell you you've got a limited time and everything, you do enjoy life," Brandrick, from Cornwall in the west of England, told Sky television. "I'm really pleased that I've got a second chance in life... but if you haven't got no money after all this, which is my fault -- I spent it all -- they should pay something back." If he can't get compensation, he is considering selling his house or suing the hospital that diagnosed him. The hospital has said that while it sympathizes with Brandrick, a review of his case showed no different diagnosis would have been made. credit to smiley from asianfanatics
but his mis diagnosis says he gonna die not saying that he is fine and then he is ill shouldnt this wrong diagnosis be a good one?
Well that misdiagnosis causes him sleepless nights; distress; headaches; loss of judgment in spending all his money... he'll probably get some compensation.
@NYC: The result is kind of bad... The cause of his irrational spending spree would be the misdiagnosis... some sort of compensation would be in order @_@b
Lawsuit no doubt. I always find it ironic how MD can predict someones death based on their diagnosis.
Yeah, and in films they always tell the relatives "this would be his/her last night"... Unless the person is in critical condition or in surgery, it's impossible to tell (unless the doctor go and murder the patient him/herself) And even in critical condition or surgery, it's just a wee bit likely that the doc will know when will the person die...
^ Maybe based on their vital signs showing distress and neurological responses in a critical situation that MD can tell, but it still eludes me everytime when they say someone only has X amount of time based on diagnosis that are not even immediate life threatening. MD must have acquired some sort of six sense to be able to say something like that. -lol
The poor guy. I guess if he was alone with no relatives he'd wanna spend his last days in leisure. But I wouldn't spend it all. I'd probably donate it or something. Hope he gets a little compensation although he doesn't much deserve it.
yeah i saw it on the newspaper. Really sucks cos at the other hands ur happy that ur doesnt going to die and then other side ur sad cos ur though ur going to die end spend all the money out for his last day.
I think its worst when the patient is misdiagnosed then receives surgery, then after all that, they find out that nothing at all was wrong with em.. In this situation? No one told him to go overboard like that, and sell everything, etc. I agree that the practice involved or that physician should be held accountable for that misdiagnosis, but not strictly because of the actions that the guy did.
^lol he should be happy and relieved that he is alive and well.. A bit of a dilemma he has about the money and what not, but that is something that he can overcome, hopefully by the help of his relatives.
^ When this news is all out like this? Doubt government will support him on it when he was having a blast of a time spending his $$$$.
^hmmm you are actually right on that one but they did say to tell him to enjoy the rest of his life and its a normal reaction if i told you you had 6 months to live you are not going to be paying off mortgage or loans or anything because well you are going to die
