Sorry to hear of your copd diagnosis Joe. I understand your reluctance to travel alone after finding this out.
Maybe you can wait till you’re out of the hospital and decide then if you really want to cancel your vacation. I say this because in a year or two you will have accepted the diagnosis and be treating it with the help of your doctor. You might find looking back that it was a hasty decision to cancel when your condition is stabilized.
It’s funny because I was diagnosed with a life altering condition about three years ago, only about a month before I was to travel to Pattaya. I wanted to go maybe “ one more time” in the worst way. So I told my doctor how important it was that I go and let’s finish the test and get on with the medication. I also told him I’ve been having sex with boys from Thailand for many years and it’s all I had to look forward to now. He agreed with me and thought having lots of sex would be good for my psyche.
Just kidding with the last two sentences. But I went and I’m stable now. Also like a poster mentioned before. It was just a label that was put on something I’ve had for years. Really if you feel the same, without the diagnosis you probably wouldn’t think twice about not going. Hoping all goes well with your treatment.