Just confirmed an ex-coworker has terminal brain tumor and has ~18 months to live. He started as a MBA intern and was hired as a senior analyst. He was then promoted almost every year until he became my manager. I spoke to our CFO at the time and decided to switch roles and eventually leave the company. All that is ancient history now since almost everyone I know has left that company anyway.
Again, it puts life into perspective. Terminal cancer is so sudden and brutal, whereas dialysis can sustain the patient for decades sometimes. I believe he is married and has one child.
Life with chronic diseases 