[ WP ] Diseases ca n't be cured , only passed on to someone else . It 's common for those about to die from old age to act as recipients , allowing the young to live lives free from illness .

There simply was n't enough of us. 
 
 I know, I know - in a perfect, idyllic, world, everybody would pass their diseases onto the old, the elderly, the frail - those who would not live long either way. 
 
 The problem is, *anybody* can fall ill. From congenital diseases to STDs to adolescent-onset disorders, all ages and all walks of life are susceptible. A lot of diseases plague this Earth, some fatal, some not. 
 
 However, there are only so many septuagenarians. And not all of us are so quick to volunteer. 
 
 I hoped that I would not live to see this day. But I am old, and I have seen far more things that I wish I had not. 
 
 I have seen a selfish man's Huntington's Disease passed to his child. He guilted his son into saying yes with his horrible reasoning. After all, he had said, his son had a fifty percent chance of contracting it anyways, and this way, at least one of them would survive. 
 
 I have seen a mother take on her child's cystic fibrosis. After she passed away, her husband committed suicide and the child is now in an orphanage. 
 
 And now, I have seen the passing of the new law. `` Individuals who have committed felonies are now eligible subjects for medical disease transfer treatment.'' 
 
 Why is this so terrible, you may ask? 
 
 Because this is only the beginning. 
 
 In a few years, individuals who are a drain on society will be eligible for medical disease transfer treatment. In a few years, individuals who are suffering from mental disabilities will be eligible for medical disease transfer treatment. In a few years, people who take too much government assistance will be eligible for medical disease transfer treatment. 
 
 It will never end. 
 
 And so, I have elected to receive a disease from somebody - a total stranger - for completely selfish reasons. Early-onset dementia. By the end of this month, I will have forgotten everything about this terrible world that we live in. 

