Afraid to die alone

A friend shared with me that her cousin passed away, leaving 2 kids and a wife behind. He was around my age, mid 30s. This triggered a memory in me. There was a period of time, around 1 and a half months before going into the hospital for emergency dialysis, where I was afraid to …

My life during dialysis

Throughout my year on dialysis, I had always say that I do not want to go through the kidney transplant surgery. There were many things in my mind that stopped me from wanting it. Things like the risks for both me and my mother, the hospitalization stay, recovery period etc. There came a point in …

The mindset of a diabetic sugar addict

“I know exactly what to do to counter this.” “It’s a short life, I’ll just eat whatever I want and think about it later.” “I don’t want to see, I don’t want to know.” “I don’t want to miss out.” All these things went through my mind when people tell me to control my diet, …