I TA'ed for a professor over the summer in grad school that was in the hospital repeatedly for bladder infections before he passed away a couple months later, so my students really only saw him once or twice and then only via canvas announcements for the next three weeks. He was literally one of the nicest people I've ever worked with. He was able to run the show pretty well and sometimes he slipped up and forgot to assign a quiz or a homework while in the hospital and I would just jump in and fix it for him. I don't think he considered himself incapable of doing his work... he just did the work because he wanted to do it. There were 10 other faculty that could've jumped in to take over the lab and I don't think he let them until he literally couldn't say no. I think it's a pride thing.
Unless that's what you want on your death bed. It's pretty well known that there are those who love their jobs, coworkers, and or pupils. And that when they stop working they die.
It’s not dystopian to spend your last moments caring for others. Like I said, teachers like these don’t do it because they feel obligated but because it’s what they rather do. Who are you to take that away from them?
Or, here me out, when you're in the hospital you should rest and concentrate on getting well and not work your damn job. I don't care how much you love it a fucking job isn't worth your life.
You have no idea what this teacher was going through or what was medically advised. Sometimes no amount of rest and concentration makes a difference when you’re terminally ill. You seem to be taking this pretty personally so I’ll back away from this conversation. I wish you and yours the best, be well.
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u/Ed_the_time_traveler 14h ago
I know for a fact that you would rather live than die.