Raincheck

I was waiting for my turn at the dialysis clinic last Thursday when I overheard the conversations of the other waiting patients. Somebody has “Graduated” recently from kidney failure and dialysis treatment. In our clinic, and I’m guessing on others as well, “graduating” has two different meanings. One is that you’ve recently underwent kidney transplant, thus freeing you from the bonds of dialysis sessions; and the other is simply succumbing to the disease and passing to a much happier world. In this case, “graduated” pertains to a patient who recently died.

Pardon me if I sound a bit morbid, but death, for us patients, is an inevitable aspect of our fight against kidney failure. The moment you are diagnosed with it and required to undergo dialysis, dying is something you have to accept, whether you like it or not. I am not saying that you’ll just wait for your time and that’s it. What I am trying to emphasize is that death is part of the deal. Unless you learn to accept it, you’ll find it difficult to enjoy your remaining time.

Me… I have long accepted that reality and made peace with myself. But I must admit that news of a fellow patient dying simply want to makes you do a raincheck.

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