After she developed a serious complication, she wanted to know the facts plainly stated. I told her the treatment would change her quality of life; it would be hard but doable. To this, she replied, “Now, don’t bullsh*t me, I don’t like bullsh*tters.” These words were uttered by my resilient, 75-year-old patient undergoing peritoneal dialysis.
A patient’s resilience and the challenge of dialysis originally appeared in KevinMD.com.
