Originally Posted by
Craic
I disagree. For something this serious, worrying about other people's opinions is exactly what he needs to do because his actions will affect several other people. I'm not speak of web forums here, but of family, close friends, doctors, etc. If I had a personal relationship with him, I would be lobbying hard for him to hang up the cleats unless the doctors outright said there is no increased chance of a second occurrence or, if one happened, the chance of greater severity does not increase.
Of course he doesn't have to worry about what people on a forum say. On the other hand, people on a forum also get to voice their opinion and what he should and shouldn't worry about.