A young boy, 12 years old I think, and his mom were on a local radio station yesterday, sharing their story for a hospital telethon intended to raise funds for sick kids. The mom of this boy shared a memory about her son, who was not predicted to live beyond age two. She recalled how her boy had once observed a sick child in a very upset state about his medical condition. Later that day, this boy said to his mom: “He should just hang on, because it gets better.”
What great advice. Typically, it does get better. Not always, I know, but mostly when we’re down and out, life does improve. We’ve just got to hang on.
This is one bit of wisdom I plan to remember, kind of like Joey’s “It could be worse,” and another quote I wrote about back in 2005: “We can’t control the waves, but we can learn to surf.”
Photo courtesy of sknaB-nolA on flickr
Lauren:
hi jackie, not sure how to be in touch with you (i don’t see an email address) but i wanted to let you know that I work for a law firm in Pittsburgh (im not a lawyer) that deals with breast and cervical cancer patients who were initially misdiagnosed. unfortunately these patients are at a much higher risk than if their cancer had initially been diagnosed and treatment had been received earlier. 20% of cancer patients are initially misdiagnosed or the doc didn’t catch the cancer initially. I often refer women to both your site and a few others for support. Perhaps you can do a post on this topic, and if you would be willing to add a link to our site (http://www.johncaputo.com)i know our clients would love to see us there when we refer them! thanks. lauren.
Allison:
The new site looks grea – very professionalt!! Congratulations!!!