You Will Die In One Year

Mr John Brandrick is 62 years old. He is not Australian. He is British. He lives in Cornwall. He was sick last year. He had a pain in his abdomen. He went to hospital. The doctors checked him. They asked him to do a blood test. They also wanted him to do an ultrasound scan. After a few days the doctors told him very bad news. They told him he had cancer and was going to die. They told him he had one year to live.

John was very sad to hear this news. One year to live was a very short time for him. He decided to make the most of his time. The first thing to do was to quit his job. He did not want to waste his time working. Then he stopped paying off his house. He took all his money from the bank and started to go to very expensive restaurants. He took his wife, family and friends on holidays. He even sold all his clothes. He just kept one black suit. He had less and less money. Every day he was thinking that he was going to die soon.

One year passed and John did not die. He was still alive. He was happy. He went again to hospital and spoke to the doctors. The doctors checked him again. He did another ultrasound test. This time the doctors told him very good news. The good news was that he did not have cancer. He was not going to die soon.He just had an inflammation of the pancreas. This was not serious. Many people have that.

Now he does not have any clothes. He does not have a house, and he does not have money. He is broke. He is suing the hospital because the doctors told him he was going to die. He wants the hospital to pay him a lot of money. What do you think?

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Mr John Brandrick is 62 years old. He is not Australian. He is British. He lives in Cornwall. He was sick last year. He had a pain in his head. He went to hospital. The doctors checked him. They asked him to do a blood test. They also wanted him to do an ultrasound scan. After a few days the doctors told him very good news. They told him he had cancer and was going to die. They told him he had one year to live.

John was very sad to hear this news. One year to live was a very short time for him. He decided to make the most of his time. The first thing to do was to quit his job. He did not want to waste his time working. Then he stopped paying off his house. He took all his money from the bank and started to go to very expensive restaurants. He took his wife, family and friends on holidays. He even sold all his clothes. He just kept one black suit. He had less and less money. Every day he was thinking that he was going to die soon. One year passed and John did not work. He was still alive. He was happy. He went again to work and spoke to the doctors.

The doctors checked him again. He did another ultrasound test. This time the doctors told him very good news. The good news was that he did not have cancer. He was not going to die soon.He just had an inflammation of the pancreas. This was not serious. Many people have that. Now he does not have any clothes. He does not have a hotel, and he does not have time. He is broke. He is suing the hospital because the doctors told him he was going to die. He wants the hospital to pay him a lot of money. What do you think?

Answer these questions:

1. How old is Mr Brandrick?

2. Where did he work?

3. Why did he go to hospital last year?

4. What did the doctors ask him to do?

5. What bad news did they tell him?

6. How did he feel?

7. What did he do to enjoy his life?

8. What happened after one year?

9. What good news did the doctors tell him this time?

10. He did not have cancer. What did he really have?

11. Why is he suing the hospital?

This story is edited from the MX newspaper in Melbourne, Australia