So I have been seeing the same four walls for a week and I have another week to go. Being sick with chicken pox have made me reach a new low and im glad to say a new high aswell.
Sometimes I wondered if it could get any worste and then just today, it hit me, that is a question that goes through so many minds, alot of times a day. Some cancer patients do not even know if they will be able to think that thought tomorrow.
Something that felt like the end of the world to me, sometimes is the end of the world for others. The pain that comes with having chicken pox I lived with for 5 days, some patients have to live with that kind of pain for weeks, months, sometimes years. Where I battled to sit and lie down as the blisters were sore, some people have no choice to sit or stand as they have no energy to make a decision.
When I was asked how I felt, i would normally reply and say I feel good, but look terrible, not realising that my scabs will fall off and my scars will heal, but some people will never get rid of their burn wounds, cancer eaten skin or disfigured face. So who am I to complain of temporarily "ugliness" when there are people who wished their wounds would heal so they could face the world without being pointed and stared at. Not being able to eat and drink of the painful sores I had in my mouth is not even a drop in the ocean of the pain a person with mouth cancer goes through everyday.
So thinking about all of this I come to the conclusion that as people we tend to get so caught up in our own little world that we do not see what is going on around us. We do not always realise how fortunate we are just to take a walk outside or even just get out of bed.
I have promised myself that from today, I will try (because no one is perfect) to be more thankful and considerate, count my blessings and be kinder to people, because we never know what hardship they are carrying in their heart. Will it really break your bad ass imagine just to be kind to someone or treat them with respect? There is more to life than acting superior, having a ton of money or driving the perfect cars. I love my Tazz, even though it does not have aircon or electric windows. It still gets me from A to B. What you have, is NOT who you are, NEVER forget that....
And as we see all these men with their magnificient Movembers, do not forget why you are growing them boys....is it for the well known male competition or do you realise you are supporting a incredible cause, awereness for men's health, specially prostate cancer.
Laugh harder, Love longer and stay stronger.
xxx
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