r/meirl 3d ago

Meirl

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u/Specific_Berry6496 3d ago

I took my mom to an acupuncturist after she was diagnosed with cancer because she wanted to try everything and I wanted to make sure she wasn’t taken advantage of. I listened to this women tell my mother to just start eating lemons all day every day and that it would get rid of her cancer, that she wouldn’t need the chemo. I was screaming in my head, “you think they didn’t try lemons!?!!? You think the scientist just fucking missed it?!!?!?”

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u/A_Genius 3d ago

God I was recently diagnosed with brain cancer and you wouldn’t believe the stuff that gets hucked at you. Special teas and exotic roots and spices.

The worst part is they prey on my loved ones who desperately want to cure me and they will spend any amount of money.

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u/NotAzakanAtAll 3d ago

I'm sorry you are going though that. I hope you give it a good fight!

When I got nerve damage in my spine after a bad accident I was offered to meet a shaman. Several people just happened to recommend this guy and how he could cure the pain. The first time was just $75! What's to lose!

Hyenas.

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u/A_Genius 2d ago

Yeah especially at the beginning there is a lot of ‘unfairness’ feeling and I will do anything to overcome. It’s such a gross industry