Life is what happens while you are making other plans…

Today was one of those days. An e mail announcement from my supervisor at work revealed she has been diagnosed with Stage III breast cancer. Will have a mastectomy on Friday, surgery to remove a breast, and lymph nodes. A year of chemo, hair loss, nausea. A 43 year old vibrant Mother of two, with no family history of cancer. Just brought tears to my eyes thinking about how her world has changed in one day. Just a routine annual exam.

I have heard medicos say that such experiences have a profound effect on our lives. We are forced to look at life in a different way. Suddenly, you have a deep inner clarity- you really understand, to the core about how short life can be. You instantly readjust priorities, and you see life in a whole different way. Things that were such a big deal, may now be viewed as time wasting, and not worthwhile. Shared time with loved ones, and keeping a positive attitude, cherishing things that were, perhaps just the day before, taken for granted.

I later heard news that Grandpa (my father-in-law), took a fall on ice & broke his shoulder.

My Mom is having a hard time as aging and life’s changes are becoming overwhelming to her at age 83. A fiercely independent Woman, who has lost her independence, and having to cross bridges she never imagined.

None of these people planned for these events. if they had their say, or could vote, they would have opposed them.

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