Second opinion?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="What">What</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span> – <span word="Doesn">Doesn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="retirement">retirement</span> <span word="plan">plan</span> <span word="deserve">deserve</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="opinion">opinion</span>? – <span word="and">and</span> “<span word="second">second</span> <span word="opinion">opinion</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="particular">particular</span>, <span word="mean">mean</span>?</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="perhaps">perhaps</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rethink">rethink</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="retirement">retirement</span> <span word="plan">plan</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="insurance">insurance</span> <span word="company">company</span>. <span word="Better">Better</span>, <span word="go">go</span> <span word="seek">seek</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="professional">professional</span> <span word="group">group</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="sure">sure</span> <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="right">right</span>.</p><p><span word="Second">Second</span> <span word="opinion">opinion</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="originally">originally</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="medical">medical</span> <span word="term">term</span>, <span word="referring">referring</span> <span word="exclusively">exclusively</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="medical">medical</span> <span word="opinion">opinion</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hospital">hospital</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="slight">slight</span> <span word="fever">fever</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="instance">instance</span>, <span word="after">after</span> <span word="mucking">mucking</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="soccer">soccer</span> <span word="pitch">pitch</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="afternoon">afternoon</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="karaoke">karaoke</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="evening">evening</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="night">night</span>. <span word="Your">Your</span> <span word="doctor">doctor</span>, <span word="after">after</span> <span word="running">running</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="assortment">assortment</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="examinations">examinations</span>, <span word="gives">gives</span> <span word="his">his</span>/<span word="her">her</span> <span word="diagnosis">diagnosis</span>: <span word="You">You</span>’<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="cancerous">cancerous</span> <span word="tumors">tumors</span>! <span word="Prepare">Prepare</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="radiation">radiation</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="chemotherapy">chemotherapy</span>.</p><p><span word="Alarmed">Alarmed</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="hospital">hospital</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="doctor">doctor</span>.</p><p><span word="After">After</span> <span word="running">running</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="assortment">assortment</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="examinations">examinations</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="doctor">doctor</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tumors">tumors</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="benign">benign</span>, <span word="i">i</span>.<span word="e">e</span>. <span word="harmless">harmless</span>.</p><p><span word="You">You</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="happy">happy</span>, <span word="relieved">relieved</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="perhaps">perhaps</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="continue">continue</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="unhealthy">unhealthy</span> <span word="ways">ways</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="drinking">drinking</span>, <span word="smoking">smoking</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="partying">partying</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="night">night</span>, <span word="naming">naming</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="your">your</span> (<span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="lesser">lesser</span>) <span word="sins">sins</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="doctor">doctor</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="diagnosis">diagnosis</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="a">a</span> “<span word="second">second</span> <span word="opinion">opinion</span>”, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="obviously">obviously</span> <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="important">important</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="case">case</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="cancer">cancer</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="believed">believed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="die">die</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="cancer">cancer</span> <span word="treatment">treatment</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cancer">cancer</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="carry">carry</span>.</p>
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