@jprust It could be a combination of things. Perhaps he is now mentally and emotionally preparing himself for dialysis, and thinking a lot how he needs to approach it. Dialysis is not a death sentence. My husband was on peritoneal dialysis for 5.5 years before his transplant. He continued to work full-time, and took his camping trips, etc. A lot of it all is a mindset. You do dialysis to live, not live to do dialysis.

As @becsbuddy said, you need to know what to do, just like he does. I truly believe he will find, in the end, comfort that you also understand what he is facing, and how to work with any difficulties that might arise, and it will be of comfort to him. There is nothing worse than feeling alone while dealing with a health issue!
Ginger