by Andy Koehn
I had the most incredible conversation with my wife this morning. (As many of you know she has terminal breast cancer.) Unlike me…she doesn’t talk all that much…but she says a helluva’ lot when she does.
“I’ve been watching commercials on TV and they’re starting to get to me,” she said.
I tried to figure out which ones. The over-the-top yelling ones…the overtly sexual ones…the incredibly lengthy pharmaceutical ones that list all the awful side effects as the woman on screen flashes her sh*t eating grin? There are so many.
“Which ones?” I asked.
“The ones for Rogaine…and Botox…and whiter teeth. Stuff to make you look younger.” She started to tear up a little and continued, “If it was me…I would grow old gracefully.”
“I suppose we’re all enamored with youth,” I said.
“But growing old is such a GIFT,” she replied. “What a wonderful thing…to grow old.”
Lesson: We’re so afraid of getting “old.” I think we should welcome it.
About the Author:
Andy Koehn has been an unwitting participant in the breast cancer world since his wife, Laura, was diagnosed with incurable stage iv breast cancer. He wrote and published “Some Days…” in early 2007 to help his children cope with the realities of the cancer world, and ultimately to come to grips with it himself. His book has since helped thousands of people. In addition, Andy is now passionately pursuing the development of his own personal philosophy on living called, “Thirty Seconds…”. To contact Andy please email andy@thirty-seconds.net or go to his website at www.thirty2nds.wordpress.com
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Thanks for this, Arlene. I’m not hanging out in the blog world as much as I used to…but your’s is a site I love to come to when I do.