I'm here

I had a patient in today, I was talking to her as we worked. For the sake of this blog entry we will call her Jane. As Jane and I talked another patient came in, we will call her Sally.  Jane greeted Sally with a typical "how are you".  Sally replied "Ughh, I'm here" in a frumpy tone.  Jane looked at her and said "Well that's something!".  That's something indeed! Especially to Jane.  Jane is a terminal cancer patient.  We don't know how much longer she will be here.  I do everything in my power to see she gets what she needs when she needs it.  She knows her days are numbered.  She has known it for some time.  For this reason she revels in each day.  Sometimes it's a tough burden to bear and she struggles, but she tries to make the best of every day.  How much more are we terminal individuals?  We don't know when our day is up.  We have no idea when we will expire.  Why do we go on living like we are promised a good 80 years?  We aren't even promised tomorrow.  Live you life without regret, live your life such that if you died tomorrow you'd be fulfilled.  Live your life to the fullest.  

Matthew 24:36 "But about that day or hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son but only the Father."