Those people are pretty wild but sadly there are plenty of them. I think medical systems have a motive to keep people sick but at the same time they are also a way to address a critical problem in a short term. We just have to get better at doing preventative maintenance and care so it won’t get to needing the meds.
There is a lot to be said about the power of the brain in making something happen. The challenge certainly is the limits of that - where things just don’t make sense. This person’s situation didn’t make sense.
That is a whole different conversation, maybe one I would cover in another rant. But I am inclined to agree that the sad reality is that people are less likely to take preventive measures seriously until there is a complication that forces them to.