Nothing is more certain than death — so why does the approach of death always surprise me?
People die of cancer every day. The disease is so common that most of us don’t even think much about it. I certainly don’t. Even though I had breast cancer more than 10 years ago, I still don’t think about getting cancer and dying from it. And I don’t think about it happening to my friends.
I have a friend who had a routine cancer screening — a lung scan — about a year ago. He was a smoker, so it was supposed to give an early warning if there was anything wrong.
The scan showed what could be a couple of small tumors on his lung. After a biopsy confirmed it was cancer, those two small nodules were removed through surgery. Then he went through months of chemotherapy. And now he’s had another scan to see whether it worked.
He found out this evening that the cancer has metastasized — to his lymph nodes and his liver. And now that I fear death might be coming for him, I don’t know what to feel. In the end, nobody cheats death.
Turn off the Outrage Machine; focus on things you can control
As I faced my father’s narcissism, I had to confront who I’d become
There are lessons for our lives in the joy and innocence of children
I’d be thrilled if Ron Paul were elected, but I won’t vote for him
The Alien Observer:
If you vote, you’re my real enemy — no matter who gets your vote
The so-called ‘social contract’ just means ‘the rest of us own you’
For all my life, I’ve hidden anger in order to be ‘perfect’ to others
‘Breaking Cat News’ is amazing art and evidence of dreams come true
