I couldn't agree more, everything is a choice. Passivity while also a choice is probably the worst one anyone can make. Sorry to hear about your condition, and misdiagnosis can be a problem with primary care sadly. But she did what she thought was right and could afford. Every choice you make in life leads to where we are now whether or not they were good ones. While we can't fix the past we can make the future better!
I agree. It is disempowering - but gives the sense that someone else is to blame.