Crazy Horse on getting a terminal illness

When a person has a terminal illness, after the shock, they will ponder the negatives of their life. This can overcome them.

If they shroud their body with drugs, this will ensure they will focus on the negativity of their life and never lose that state.

If they choose to face the rest of their life with child like enthusiasm and innocence, they will face the remainder of their life with a zest that will make any suffering seem inconsequential.