11/26/06

Satire: End-life crisis marked by extravagant spending spree

Ever since his retirement nearly a decade ago, area resident Oscar Subitzky just hasn't been the same.

What
began as a single, uncharacteristic extravagance-the payment of $15,000
for a coronary angioplasty to expand his narrowing arterial wall-has
given way to a growing number of personal luxuries, from the latest
brand-name heart medications to the most advanced palliative care.

The
unusual developments have led concerned family members to suspect that
the once prudent and conservative 74-year-old widower is undergoing an
acute end-life crisis.



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