Sunday, June 22, 2008

Diagnosed

Why is it that not until you experience real tragedy that you begin to see life in a different light...today we found out my aunt was diagnosed with bone cancer. A few years ago she had breast cancer and up until last weekend we all thought it was under control, but it had spread to her spine and her ribs. Bone cancer...how is one suppose to deal with that, she now has a more intense chemotherapy to endure. When you are diagnosed with cancer, the next step is to have chemo. Chemo kills everything inside of you; you're prone to an illness which your body has absolutely no means to fight off. A common cold could end your life. How the hell are you suppose to handle that?! Are you suppose to get into a plastic bubble to protect yourself from germs, or lock yourself in a sealed room where someone has to be sprayed from head to toe just to enter? Condemned to living in fear of experiencing the rest that your life has to offer and ignore your purpose? Shit. Life is tough.

I don't know about my own life right now. Where is my eternal perspective?

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