Moreover, her own acceptance of the disease, of the inevitability of her mortality and suffering, mirrors her self-sacrificing nature: perhaps it is best for everyone else, Darley especially, if she dies. What’s best for her never seems to enter her mind.
When a person discovers they have something like an illness, they start to have thoughts that reveal things about them, such as what they think of themselves and their accomplishments (especially if the end of their life seems to be near). Nice example.
