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Hi Melissa - I'm impressed by all the things you're doing these days. Many perfectly healthy people aren't accomplishing nearly as much as you! I'm so glad you have your dream trip ahead and so much to look forward to.

It's a different world we go into as cancer patients, with people all around us who are fighting for their lives. When one of them doesn't make it that becomes a gut level reminder of our own mortality and that the clock is ticking. Of course you're affected by Tom's death, and what his wife is going through right now. But in many ways a fellow patient's death is also a reminder that we need to make the most of every single moment that we have right now. In some ways that's a blessing. A lot of people just plow through life day after day without giving a thought to how precious and short their time is and how much the people in their lives mean to them. You're not one of those people, Melissa, and the gift you give to others by sharing your life with us - whether though this blog or in face to face meetings - means a lot. Take care of yourself, we're looking forward to your next post. Pat

February 26, 2010 - 6:06pm

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