@60frames-please I appreciate that. I miss my father all the time but some of the rage I felt toward his doctor has faded. Though I am still grateful I live on the other side of the planet and scared of what I would say or do if I ever see him again.

I don't think there is anything wrong with profiting off of research. The problem comes from milking the suffering. People like to counter my point with "what is your life worth to you?" But it strikes me as pure cruelty to take advantage of someone who is dying and let them sell everything they own, even put them and their family into debt for treatment that still might fail.

I understand having to charge if the company actually needs the money to do the treatment, and I even do think doctors and researchers deserve a very healthy paycheck because their work is vital. But it sickens me when they take it in excess and get extravagantly wealthy from the suffering of the people they are supposed to be helping. When I hear of executives at these drug companies who are multi millionaires and yet, they've driven some, even many of their patients into bankruptcy before they died... Pure capitalism is cold and unjust. As humans, as a society, we need to balance our personal good and the good of society, but pure capitalism doesn't care, it's all about making the most money for yourself and maybe your personal group.

I have a very negative view of humans. I believe that if they have no enforced reason to, people will generally not care about anyone outside their immediate social circle. Sometimes not even anyone but themselves. That's why people can get wealthy off of things like the sick and dying or selling weapons of war. "It's not hurting my group, it's even helping us. Why should I care what happens to someone else?"