Lessons Learned…
If we just pay attention to them, kids can teach us so many lessons in life. I sometimes wonder how they can sum up complicated issues in just a sentence. Sometimes they figure out complicated puzzles of life with just a simple act of kindness. And when they are suffering from a life threatening disease like cancer, they teach us time and time again, not to sweat the small stuff. They don’t even sweat the big stuff!
Who gave us, the BIG kids, permission to create so much drama in our lives?
These fresh, young faces with soft smiles and big dreams are facing a monster that has tunneled in to an organ or a blood stream with every intent to take a life. And how do they react? They sit patiently for treatment. They feel the pain of the needle sticks and the nausea of the chemo, but they endure and they fight to live and some how they still find a moment to smile and to laugh and if they have the energy, to play.
They are all examples of ‘life.’ Fine, sturdy examples of what we all should take away from “life.”
They “get it.”
We just have to be smart enough to learn the lesson they’re teaching us every day.
January 17, 2012 @ 12:48 am
A few years ago I’d have to pay someone for this infromtaion.
January 15, 2012 @ 10:04 pm
You’ve really imrpesesd me with that answer!
January 11, 2012 @ 4:12 pm
If we let them, children can teach us so much about life. Ned, this is late, but I am very sorry about the loss of your mother. You wrote so beautifully about her death.
January 15, 2012 @ 11:13 am
A good many valaubels you’ve given me.
January 17, 2012 @ 12:10 am
An intelligent point of view, well epxrsesed! Thanks!
January 11, 2012 @ 8:51 am
Thank you Laurie for bringing us these blogs about kids with cancer. It is truly sad to see but also very inspiring. Keep up your good work with them.
January 15, 2012 @ 4:28 am
I feel satisfied after radeing that one.