Most of my friends are avid readers, and my husband reads a lot. Not long ago, my sister called to inform me that she will be starting kidney dialysis soon. Trying to be helpful, I suggested that she might want to read books while undergoing treatments. (I was thinking I could buy her an e-reading device.) Well, she told me very directly that she HATES reading.
Does her dislike of books make me feel angry? No, not at all. Just sad. I love books, and I think it'd be a nice diversion from her problems. But we're not all the same—and that's okay. I guess she'll nap or watch TV while tied to the machine.
