alt Hacker NewsI'm going Devil's Advocate (ha ha) and point out that some people believe suffering makes us closer, and worthy, in the eyes of God. Even Mother Teresa was criticized for thinking that suffering was a gift from God, so she didn't consider analgesics and overall comfort a priority.
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hitekker • 01/21/2025
IIRC, analgesics/comfort were actually considered but Mother Theresa’s hospices couldn’t afford it. They were in the slums of India decades ago. Hence, why they were hospices not hospitals
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> she didn't consider analgesics and overall comfort a priority.
only for others. for herself, she got the best treatment donation money can buy.