Susan Gubar

So, for example, you have no hair, no eyebrows, no eyelashes, that you know.

You also can, I got terrible sores in my mouth.

I have no idea why, but I know this happens to other people.

But yeah, the other thing is this extreme fatigue.

And Susan, who writes for a living, couldn't even read.

I would look at a page and think, had I turned a page?

Chemotherapy, it really is toxic to the spirit, to the heart, to the mind.

Just the normal aspects of life feel polluted.

I was never informed of the cost of any drug or any procedure I was given, which really makes me think about how masked these costs are.

I think there's a kind of unspoken agreement among everyone that the insurance company or Medicare is going to pay.

And if it's the government, that means that our grandchildren are going to end up paying for all of this money.

So yes, I guess to answer your question, I think it would be healthier to know what these things cost.

On the other hand, I have to say as a patient,

I was so traumatized, I'm not sure I could have taken that information in.

I was thinking about your What's It Worth title, and I was thinking that the American individualistic, optimistic response would be, well, whatever it takes.

Whatever it takes.

Life is worth it.

Whatever it takes.

But whatever it takes will not cure my cancer.

So I think this question changes when you have incurable cancer.