Wednesday, October 19, 2005

carpe diem

One of the best parts of my job is falling in love with people who have cancer.

One of the hardest parts of my job is falling in love with people who have cancer.

Today one of my patient's sons doubled-back after helping her to the car. Her sickness has made her very weak. He wanted to know how much longer she had to live.

That's a hard question to ask.

Harder still, to answer.

Seize the day, people. Life is short. Prioritize a list of the things you want to do, of things you want to say and do for people, of places you want to go. Now is the time to work on your list. Please don't find yourself wishing you had done more.

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