Is It Better, Worse, or the Same Today as When Your Sister Was Going Through Her Ordeal?

Is society's response to serious illness and suffering better, worse or the same today than it was when your sister was going through her ordeal? I'd agree with you. I mean, everything is, the whole focus is on suffering, right? We need to, suffering is bad. We need to eliminate it. And in Catholics, we know the value of suffering; but in a secular society, how do you convince someone that ... "It's because someone is suffering doesn't mean we should kill them," she asks.