who can you trust?

that stress test -- the one where you're on a treadmill and it keeps going faster -- does it have a shut-off the user can push?

i remember my dad taking that test and suffering extreme pain. he said he told them but they wouldn't shut off the machine. i think he had a minor heart attack during the test and the people running it weren't paying attention. that's unconscionable.

i heard some guys talking about the test the other day, about how it's going very, very fast and then it goes faster.

screw it. some sadist thought up that test.

have they said i need to take the test? no, but it isn't ever going to happen. just like i refuse to do the coloscopy. people can die from that 'staying ahead of the game' procedure.

i've had cancer, chemo, a whole bunch of surgeries, and enough is enough. you don't have to take every single test they insist you do. educate yourself, then make your own decision.