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intentional over-medication is a subject that this dumb-downer par-excellence may well know something about.
But again, since over-medication could increase Mr Fox's symptoms and decrease his functionality, it's rather unlikely that he'd deliberately over-medicate (unlike some).
And getting the "dose" right -- complicated by a body's increasing resistance to a drug's effects -- are subjects that the pig-boy may well have some familiarity with.
However, I suppose that some people have little enough understanding of these things, so to summarize:
Mr Fox deals every day with a chronic, debilitating condition -- a condition that could reduce him to a level of functionality that few (if any) people would desire. And for relief from his symptoms (and hopefully to slow the progression of his illness), Mr Fox takes medication. And this poses something of a dilemma. Because if he takes too little, his symptoms would be worse than they might have been (at least; and who wishes this?); but if he takes too much, then his symptoms could also get worse (although not necessarily in the same way) -- and over-medication could cause drug-resistance to increase (ie, sooner anyway).
Now, I'm no expert in matters medical, but I know (have good evidence to hold to be true) in general that certain types of symptomatic episodes can lead to further (and worse) symptoms. For example, the muscle racked by spasms can become tense, sore, and predisposed to more spasms. So the sufferer tries to avoid the worst of his (possible) symptoms, since these not only cause him to suffer more -- but they can cause his physical condition to become worse.
And I also know that things mental can play an important role in battling illness. One's mental state, perspective, etc, influence one's perception of his condition (potentially making him feel much worse, if not much better) -- and can influence that condition (eg, the person who gives up fighting for life will often be the sooner to die). In any event, one must face a grave illness (life generally) with tranquility and resolve (courage, discipline, self-control and patience). For this is the way of the warrior (the one who would be effective in the world -- and in command and control of him-or-her-self), the way of the blade: serene, strong, flexible, and powerful -- in the face of whatever challenge.
Now, I can't say what pig-boy understands of Mr Fox's condition (in particular or general -- I suspect very little), but an ignorant pig is an ignorant pig (of course, one makes such a judgement based on the acts (taken broadly) of the subject), even if he doesn't recognize that he is. And, moreover, what can one expect from someone who behaves like a ignorant pig for a living (he certainly has a "talent" for it -- and so one suspects that this is central to his character -- I'll give him that), except for uninformed, thoughtless, heedless, etc, piggishness in some form or the other.
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