A patient in Cornwall, England was told he had less than a year to live. In a strange case of illness induced bankruptcy, John Brandrick faces bankruptcy after outliving his diagnosis.
After Brandrick used all his money and even sold his clothes so he could enjoy his last moments of earthly existence, his doctors now tell him they were wrong. Doctors have told Brandrick their diagnosis of terminal cancer was wrong and he has fully recovered from a different, non life-threatening condition.
Brandrick decided, upon learning of his death sentence, that his priority was to live every minute of his remaining life to its fullest. He quit his job, sold his car, stopped paying his mortgage, and dug into his life savings to free up time and money. He and his life-partner spent thousands of pounds on themselves and friends and family.
When he was still living after a year had gone by, Brandrick began to have doubts about his diagnosis. Now, he has to start over. I hope he remembers his Favorite Year fondly.
This entry was posted on Monday, May 7th, 2007 at 2:01 pm and is filed under Bankruptcy News and Events. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can skip to the end and leave a response. Pinging is currently not allowed.