Recently, I've complained a lot about my health. I've been diagnosed with a liver disease that gives me a "life expectancy" of about 10 years. I'm not one who likes limits or people telling me what I will or will not / can or can not do. I will show them! Or, in 10 years, who knows - that's a long time to come up with some new "cure". Or maybe, for no reason, my body will decide it likes itself again and the disease progression will slow down. There are never any guarantees...maybe tomorrow I'm be "hit by a bus"....I guess that's one reason I never try to waste any of the time I'm blessed with here on Earth.
In the grand scheme of things, 10 years really is a long time for "anything" to happen. Last night, I watched the Bucket List for the first time...I cried all the way through and loved the life lesson all the same.
At the beginning of June, one of my best childhood friends was diagnosed with terminal cancer. It's a melanoma that's spread and is in the lungs and brain. She is doing experimental treatment right now and finishes today. The exciting part of it all? At the time of diagnosis, they said she wouldn't "make it" to her birthday....well TODAY, I have to say "HAPPY BIRTHDAY"! She is an 11 year survivor of ovarian cancer that they said she'd never live through so I'm betting she will conquer this mountain just as she did the last...I'm praying.
My point of all this dreary news on a Friday afternoon when it's time to go party? What would you do if you were given 30 days to live? How would you spend it?
Remember to enjoy every minute of your time and have a wonderful and SAFE weekend.
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