Make the most of this time.
16 years ago
Well...my two Loonatics Unleashed fanfics have a lot more meaning for me right now. When I wrote it and decided that my main character Cobalt would get cancer from the meteor's radiation instead of any special powers, I felt blessed that, eventhough I've had a handful of aunts and uncles die of cancer recently, I didn't have to deal with it in my immediate family. Well that all changed earlier this month when my grandpa, a survivor of prostate cancer, was diagnosed with bladder cancer. With his age and past radiation damage from the treatments for the prostate cancer, there's not much that can be done. I'll just have to enjoy the time he has remaining on this earth. He's taking it well at least. His lived a full life. I just hope our Atlanta Braves can win the World Series this year. That be one helluva send off. Now, at the present this won't affect my everyday life as it stands right now. I'll be devoting more time helping them with their yardwork this year when I can. I will try to spend as much time with him as possible as well. I guess I'm lucky that I know his end is coming. That way I know to spend more time with him. There's a lot of folks who don't get that opportunity or, if they do, they don't take it. Well I'll take the opportunity. There won't be another chance at this. Take care everyone and remember to make the most of the time you have with your family and friends for you just never know when the end will come.

WolfN85
~wolfn85
I'm very sorry about your grandfather. I know how you feel, as mine died of leukemia.

UGACoyote
~ugacoyote
OP
Yeah...cancer is a bitch. Maybe someday it will be something we think very little of as if it were merely a cold. Heck...there's already been great strides made in cancer research as more and more folks are able to beat back the worst kinds of cancer. A coworker of mine has ended her round of chemo for breast cancer. It was tough but it did its job.

Sam Gwosdz
~sam-gwosdz
I know how you feel too. One of my grandfathers passed away about 12 years ago due to lymphatic cancer. My mother and her mother have survived cancer scares as well.