what if you have a genetic disease that is just going to come back over and over again

I read it 25 years ago in high school. I remember being horrified by the author’s depiction of what is now modern-day streaming. It basically sucked the soul out of the protagonist’s wife. Seems that was a bit overblown, looking back

Everyone should pick up an obscure language and try to be productive with it. It teaches you to be self-sufficient.