I'm 34 and terminally ill, but I'm not scared of death anymore
04/02/24 at 02:00 AM
I'm 34 and terminally ill, but I'm not scared of death anymore
Metro / Microsoft Start, by Jyoti Smith; 3/31/24
I’ve spent the last nine years living with the idea of dying. In 2015, aged 25, I received my terminal diagnosis. ... My prognosis: three-to-five years. But here I am, almost 10 years on, at 34, and I’m living life to the fullest – if on the edge – and it’s largely down to one thing. Embracing hospice care. ...
Editor's Note: Jyoti describes her journey and the care she now received from Marie Curie (hospice), in the United Kingdom.