One of joy and tears.
Two perspectives of young ladies and how they have lived their lives with brain tumors.My remarks are just a comparison of where 2 ladies have come from and what they did for themselves.
First, Lauren Hill who is attending college and enjoys playing basketball brought an arena alive while making two layups that brought the fans to their feet celebrating her baskets in what could be her last month as a brain tumor survivor. She is young and probably has now completed her bucket list.
Second Britney Maynard in Oregon celebrated the end of her life with her brain tumor by quietly taking her life her way. She had finished her "bucket list" and said she was suffering more with seizures.
I haven't read medical details or have I reviewed in detail the backgrounds of each ladies case.
During the years I have personally seen kids, families and their friends deal with these situations where the tumors creates suffering with seizures and other catastrophic life activities.
I'm not in these young ladies shoes and have no way to know how they feel everyday and what they are going through everyday. As bereaved parents my wife and I have been there. I can't imagine what their families are going through or what they have been through. There is not one journey that have traveled the exact same path or parallel. Each journey is unique to the individual.
In my mind each has decided to live their life their way.
In my opinion that is correct.
I have had kids with terminal conditions including seizures in my nursing and foster homes in the past and have helped kids and their families live while making decisions that would affect there for years beyond the pain and suffer and living life peacefully and naturally.
I have known parents go to all ends to make their little kids comfortable.
I have seen families suffer with tears of joy as they sat or held their child take their last breath.
I have seen families not know what to do.
It's sad there is no cure for so many conditions that have families traveling a journey they never expected.
My wife and I have recently adopted a child who has a degenerative muscle disease and as of now there is no cure, but there is hope as there are many survivors living a happy life.
We do not want to face these issues, but, our family will and we will give our daughter the chance to make her decisions as she grows and develops her chosen life.
Both these brave ladies have shown us what life is about - through their eyes.
The bottomline is create a bucket list and keep it updated and finish what can be accomplished.
Live in peace and cherish each breath.
Thanks for listening.
