Quote Originally Posted by Unknown Entity View Post
Personally? I wouldn't want to be told, but simply ask how long I had left.
How could you know how long you had left without being told you were terminally ill in the first place?

Myself, I'd want to know if I was dying as early as possible, so I could make the most of the remaining time. The knowledge of death wouldn't ruin my remaining time too much, because I'm not really afraid of death. It wouldn't trouble me to know what symptoms I was going to face as time progressed, either. I'd want that information so I could brace myself for what's coming.

This is not to say I'd take the whole thing well, either. Of course it would upset me, but I wouldn't let it destroy me.