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writes:My uncle was recently diagnosed with stage IV lung cancer. It wasn't until this enormous wake up call that I realized how valuable life truly is. So many people, including myself, are merely existing on this Earth...just doing everything they can to be noticed...to be remembered. But, you just cannot live life like that and be happy. Waking up every morning to go to school or work...exhausting every ounce of physical and mental energy...then going to bed and starting the whole tiring process over again. Where is the fun? The memories? The LIFE? If your schedule resembles the one above then honey, you are going to have a hell of a lot of regrets. When is the last time you smiled? Spent time with friends and loved ones? Had a special meal at a restaurant celebrating an accomplishment or eating out just because? This world is so so big...infinite almost...and yet most of us hide ourselves in one little corner of it.I think sometimes we think we are immortal. We put events off thinking we will get another chance to do so. Me, I knew death existed. It was all around me...but never a part of me. My uncle is an amazing, stubborn, and strong-willed man. He is a fighter...a blessing...my hero. In this time I have learned to trust my God more than ever...to pray constantly because I believe it makes ALL the difference. And I sit back and have to watch him suffer through his bad days...and thank the heavens for his good days. I pray...no...I BEG God to take away the baseball-sized tumor in his lung...to suck all the cancer out of his bone marrow...and to ease his pain and erase his fears. And, no matter what those mortal doctors say, no matter how much or how little time they give him, I will NOT stop fighting. Because his life means SO much to me. I would give him my lungs in a hearbeat.If it be in your interest at all, please pray for him. In turn, I pray you all get a fair shot at life. I pray that you find your happiness...that you have memories that will last you an eternity. I pray you don't go through life unnoticed and untouched by a loving hand or a gentle heart. I pray that a fire erupts in your very soul, burning a path of a full, rich life for each and every one of you. And, I pray that even in death, your soul will never die.Father...lift up their hearts... Reply to this Article
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reader, anonymous, writes (29 March 2013): im sorry for your sad news. Its part of our nature to take life for granted. If we constantly stopped to think about how short, vulnerable and precious life is then we wouldn't function. We would spend most of our time wearing ourselves out physically and emotionally trying to fulfil every dream and desire while we still have chance.Out of the blue last year my father, who I live with and im very close to, had a heart attack and came close to death. He then faced a major operation (triple bypass) which, thankfully he recovered from (touchwood.) Shortly before the op he said how silly he had been worrying about work, stressing about money, and so on and so forth. He said that from that point on he would never do that again....but now he has recovered he still frets about petty things, still gets angry at people pushing in front of him in a queue or stressed about paying the bills. It's our nature. Sadly we have to accept that death is something which we all experience, all go through. Its sad and I hope your uncle will be okay but I do think for your own health and wellbeing that you need a sense of perspective.However I do hope your uncle has a comfortable and as pleasant life, however long that maybe, and that you can find the strength to continue.
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