Denial (the first stage in the grief model) was prolonged for me.

Even though I was on the verge of death, I did not treat myself as a person prone to death! I just denied my condition for a very long time.

I get a vein infusion from a Chinese nurse with a gold hand in this picture. I still did not understand the severity of my condition. It is also not customary in Chinese culture to tell a patient, especially a foreigner, that his illness is severe!

Link: Kübler-Ross model | Explains the behavior of personal loss.