Final Conclusion By Saran Rai There is a Kirati folklore about a quarrelsome, sharp-tongued woman who, unable to find pallbearers for her deceased husband, covered his body with a bamboo basket. Later, mushrooms sprouted from the corpse. Truly, how many pallbearers does one have? Thinking about one's own death reveals the extent of one's popularity, as Dale Carnegie once suggested. But even then, after death... I recall a forgotten death. My wife was in the ICU, caught between life and death. There was also a 77-year-old man in critical condition nearby. The doctors recommended dialysis to save him. But his sons refused. Instead, they put him on a ventilator, where he eventually passed away. Dialysis! Twice a week, four hours each session. If conditions worsen, it could be thrice a week! Taking the patient for dialysis, caring for them, and managing the burden while they lived—it’s all an enormous hassle. Waste of time and money! Dialysis—a borrowed life! As lon...
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