A terminally ill taxi driver suffering from renal failure and autonomic dysfunction has organised a banquet to express his gratitude to family, friends and doctors, also donating $3,000 to charity and planning his own funeral, Shin Min Daily News reported on Friday (May 3). The 46-year-old Su Zhixiong (transliterated) also suffers from hyperlipidemia, hypertension, hyperglycemia and had lost two toes to diabetes in 2019. Due to his autonomic dysfunction, standing too long makes him dizzy and might cause him to faint. A checkup also revealed he has kidney disease and requires treatment, but he refused to do so, reported the Chinese daily.  «In the past four years, I've been in and out of the hospital, sometimes staying for 12 to 18 days,» he told Shin Min, adding that the cost of dialysis is too high and he doesn't wish to financially burden his family even more. As his condition deteriorated, so did his relationship with his mother due to the pressure on the household's finances. He reportedly forced himself to continue working as a taxi driver till March, when his condition worsened and his vision started blurring. Read more