LONDON (Reuters) - A British man who went on a wild spending spree after doctors said he only had a short time to live wants compensation because the diagnosis was wrong and he is now healthy -- but broke.
John Brandrick, 62, was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer two years ago and told that he would probably die within a year.
He quit his job, sold or gave away nearly all his possessions, stopped paying his mortgage and spent his savings dining out and going on holiday.
Brandrick was left with little more than the black suit, white shirt and red tie that he had planned to be buried in when it emerged a year later that his suspected "tumor" was no more than a non-life threatening inflammation of the pancreas.
"When they tell you you've got a limited time and everything, you do enjoy life," Brandrick, from Cornwall in the west of England, told Sky television.
"I'm really pleased that I've got a second chance in life... but if you haven't got no money after all this, which is my fault -- I spent it all -- they should pay something back."
If he can't get compensation, he is considering selling his house or suing the hospital that diagnosed him. The hospital has said that while it sympathizes with Brandrick, a review of his case showed no different diagnosis would have been made.
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I've never seen the real stuff and at 5% it just doesn't cut it.
If you're in Croydon, its about 85p a bottle from Wing Yip. A small Singha is 99p - about the same as some bar prices in Hua Hin, just in case you're missing the stuff!!
Or do as us refugees do, keep an eye on the prices of a large bottle at Tecos or Sainsbury's, they have them on special offers, even a two for one recently.
It get's desperate here, you know!
I've never seen the real stuff and at 5% it just doesn't cut it.
If you're in Croydon, its about 85p a bottle from Wing Yip. A small Singha is 99p - about the same as some bar prices in Hua Hin, just in case you're missing the stuff!!
Or do as us refugees do, keep an eye on the prices of a large bottle at Tecos or Sainsbury's, they have them on special offers, even a two for one recently.
It get's desperate here, you know!
Talk is cheap
