A woman I have known for 25 years has developed heart "issues". She is willing to take some medicine, do walking and try reducing stress in her life. Doctors feel surgery would be a very good thing. However, when she got to a heart hospital they had put her at the end of the list for surgeries that day. Sally thought about it and said no. She got up and left.
She just left.
I asked her about that decision. Sally said there were no guarantees that things would be better. She wanted more time to consider and to do it her way. So, that is what Sally is doing.
Considering. Taking time. Walking. Reducing stress.
When the surgery takes place, and it probably will at some point in the future to be at Sally's determination, she will be ready.
Her timeline. Not a physician's.
I have to admit to admiring that decision. Sally might die because of putting her surgery off. But she is making the decision of how to live her life.
We all want that for ourselves. Our choices. Scary they may be, at least we have a say.
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