Context: My dog is getting really old and I'm afraid to lose her. I care about her so much.
Speaker 1: I'm sorry to hear that. I had a dog die once too.
Speaker 2: it is so sad to know but my mother is rather sick of flu and not dying 
Speaker 1: The flu sure makes it feel like you're dying haha
Speaker 2: Oh yes but it is not as bad and you cannot call it dying like in Cancer patient 
Speaker 1: Agreed, definitely not. I actually work in radiation oncology and see cancer every day at work.