Mortality

Sounding like an upbeat post to you????
Not really...
We have a family friend (actually my in-laws good friends and neighbors) that are going through the ultimate test. She was diagnosed with cancer quite a few months ago, perhaps a year. At first it was thought she would not take any type of treatment, but then she found out her daughter- in- law was pregnant with their first grandchild and like a trooper she was on the chemo roller coaster...experimental treatments included! This woman and her husband are such wonderful people and it is difficult to see them go through this. They both exemplify the ideal qualities such as grace, genteel spirit, kindness, humor, a love of learning, friendship, family, faith...so much so that when you are around them you cannot help but to try and mimic these same qualities. Now don't get me wrong, I am sure they have their faults, as everyone does, but because they are the way they are...their friends easily overlook their faults.
It actually makes me physically ill thinking about this wonderful man, who adores his wife, having to face the remainder of his life without her. Snd her having to come to some type of peace with what's happening to her. I suppose it reminds me that we are all mortal and I have to also face my mortality and that of my husband. And that scares the hell out of me! I know we are not suppose to dwell on our mortality...but something like this forces you too. Damn!
They finally called in Hospice for her recently and I cannot even imagine having to swallow that dose of reality.
I was recently fired from a job I had for almost five years...it was out of the blue, not performance related, but a personality conflict and I was angry! I mean "not me", "how could they", "how dare they" angry! But in light of this reality... I am humbled.
I am humbled .