I do agree with the family's choice to deceive Wang's grandmother because it was beneficial and her grandmother did the same thing to her husband. Although it was a risk that her grandmother may not receive the help she needs, not knowing the news and experiencing joy with her family seemed to work just as well. Especially at her older age, the grandmother may not have been able to handle the treatments and her final days may have been miserable without family. Also, clearly the grandmother would understand the family's decision because she made the same one not to long ago for her husband which worked as well. I would not agree with the decision if the grandmother was younger, if she clearly was affected by the cancer, and did not make the same decision in the past. Also, judging by the Chinese culture that mental and physical health are linked and joy is considered a treatments, the decision even respected the grandmother's culture instead of forcing the American culture on her. If I was in the grandmother's situation, I do not believe I would want to know about my cancer especially if it was not affecting me yet. I think I would psyche myself into having the affects of cancer and would benefit from being ignorant. I also would not want to spend my final months in a hospital, suffering through treatment when I could be with family and living life to the fullest.
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