I’ve had a brush with illness this year, having been diagnosed with prostate cancer in the early summer. I’ve had surgery and, thankfully, appear to be on the mend with a positive prognosis.
What it has done is help me see myself in a whole new light. My response to the diagnosis, treatment and everything attached to it came as a really positive and pleasant surprise. I have also learned a lot about family and friends, sadly not all of it good.
The real positive of this for me has been that I am no longer afraid of death. I have faced my biggest fear, cancer, head on and I know it needn’t be a death sentence. And, for all their critics, I can assure everyone that we have a fabulous NHS. Unbelievable. The care I have been given throughout has been fabulous.
So, getting old no longer worries me. I am now enjoying planning for the future, have a totally different perspective on life, and death, and will genuinely squeeze every ounce of enjoyment I can out of the years I am blessed to have left.
I’m not one for clichés, but we have one life. I intend to live mine without worrying about things I can’t control.
What it has done is help me see myself in a whole new light. My response to the diagnosis, treatment and everything attached to it came as a really positive and pleasant surprise. I have also learned a lot about family and friends, sadly not all of it good.
The real positive of this for me has been that I am no longer afraid of death. I have faced my biggest fear, cancer, head on and I know it needn’t be a death sentence. And, for all their critics, I can assure everyone that we have a fabulous NHS. Unbelievable. The care I have been given throughout has been fabulous.
So, getting old no longer worries me. I am now enjoying planning for the future, have a totally different perspective on life, and death, and will genuinely squeeze every ounce of enjoyment I can out of the years I am blessed to have left.
I’m not one for clichés, but we have one life. I intend to live mine without worrying about things I can’t control.