My Family Urged Me to Give Up Treatment After I Fell Ill

I always thought I had a happy family. That changed when I was diagnosed with a terminal illness and called my mom for comfort. Instead, she urged me to give up treatment and make the most of the time I had left. “There’s no cure for this. Spending money on treatment would be a waste. You should use the time you have left to do the things you want, so you won’t have regrets. Wouldn’t it be better to use the money you have left to buy your younger brother a house?” That was when I finally saw my mom for who she really was. After cutting ties with her, I discovered I’d been misdiagnosed. The medical records were hers.