Something my family don't know about

I have been very independent in life and u can say that i hardly let my family member worry about me.. So when i was being diagnose with this illness, I din really tell them about it... Maybe deep down inside me, i love them too much to see them worry...

It a condition i never expect i will get it in the first place... I wasn't asthmatic when i was young yet i start to develop asthma problem and the frequency of recurring is kind of frequent... I know something it not right but i have been ignoring it only until recently... Just a few month ago, i started to have chest pain and unable to sleep properly... I din realise it was so seriously until i finally got for checkup... I was being diagnose with Cardiac pulmonary edema — also known as congestive heart failure. Doctor told me this...:" Eventhough this condition is curable, but then the danger is always there cos no one can predict when your heart/lungs will fail you... But then again be optimisstic about it... Cos it not as if it's terminal..."

After hearing this, i really do not know how to react or how to feel...

Did some research over the internet, it does not seem so bad but then the words of the doc always linger on and on and on...

This is also the reason why i choose not to tell my family... I do not want them to worry about it. I try to hide and be as per normal even the slightest discomfort i have... Ever since started on the medication, I started to have less appetite and craving for food... What to do?? Doc say it the side effect of the medication...

Anyway, i am learning to cope with my condition and hopefully i will survive...

Cheers