That's what I love about forums - 2 entirely valid points of view!

Another way to paraphrase what David is saying is that there are only a handful of us who respond to peoples questions and it can be time consuming to search through their previous posts to find out their treatment details, which can dramatically alter the suggestions or help we can give. It's not a "badge of courage" more than "hey I can relate to this person as I am having a similar treatment plan (or Dx) and maybe they can help me" or the other way around, with sharing their experience, strength and hope..

Almost everyone who is a responder here is a patient or caregiver and freely volunteer their time.

Even Donald Trump can't buy more time...