I think at some point I said I’d rather have cancer than kidney failure. You can “cure” cancer into submission but without a transplant, there is no end to dialysis and kidney failure.
Well, again I was stupid and speaking nonsense. While visiting me yesterday, my sister found out that a good high school friend is dying from terminal cancer. It is too late for chemotherapy so the friend’s mom is looking for a final resting place hospice. In comparison, open heart surgery and kidney failure is not that bad.
I can also see the effect this tragic news has on my sister, which makes me realize how selfish I was. Sure, it’s my life to live or not, but that decision has a huge impact on family and friends. I shouldn’t be talking or making decisions about my life so flippantly.
Life with chronic diseases 