like it was up to the Doctor...
I have always (and still do) winced whenever I hear someone talk in terms of “The Doctors give him (her) ...six months.”
Like the Docs have some wallet full of life/time and they open it up and say “You! Over there! Here’s a few extra months we have. Don’t spend it all in one place.”
Then, after this type of prognosis, the person lives for a year or two and they act like this was an act of defiance and they forced the Doctor to keep them alive longer.
It all just seems to be a really bizarre way to look at it.
To me anyway...