I'm taking a deep breath and asking for help to face my fears

[man4allcats]

3. Hang tough, my friend, because

neither you nor your sister know how this will end. Yes, it could end badly, but it also may not. Today's medicine has a lot in its bag of tricks, and it's often enough to defeat those things that once would have killed us. It is a scary process - no doubt about it, but the battle won't be won by letting fear take control. Perhaps more importantly, don't let the battle become all there is to life. All of us, whether we're sick or not, live with the imminent possibility of death everyday of our lives. Whether you're lying in bed asleep or stepping out of bed in the morning and headed to the shower, it can happen to anyone of us at anytime, and sooner or later it will. Just don't let it rule you in the meantime. Hopefully your sister will beat this, but if she doesn't, know at least that there will come a time of peace when she's able to accept it, and if it comes to that, that in itself is a blessing. Sometimes the hardest thing is for those left behind to find that same peace, but that too will come eventually for those who are faced with that outcome. For now though, neither you nor your sister should think about that. You should both think about life and live it while you can because both of you, like all of us, will leave it soon enough. No point in rushing the process. Best wishes to you both. My thoughts are with you.