In support group meetings the same dynamics occur. I sought, I carried. This leads to the second issue which arises out of our culture, the transference of responsibility. Doctors are responsible to provide the perfect, painless cure. Doctors practice medicine,however, because they don't know exactly what will happen with any particular patient.
Education only insures an educated guess.
I do not deny that the logging company and doctors have responsibility. The issue is, they can only do so much and no more. A doctor's responsibility ends when his patient does not follow through on his part. A doctor cannot prevent a heart attack when the patient refuses to practice good health techniques. As a result of our society's tendency to blame others, people tend to transfer responsibility to someone else.