A large portion of my work involves recruiting cancer patients for our research study at the cancer clinic. The best part of my work day is definitely when I get to talk to a patient who is fighting cancer and is not only okay with, but is happy with their life. Cancer is no laughing matter and is definitely not an easy experience to go through. For some it's worse than others. But in their own lives, that's probably one of the worst things they will have to endure and go through. Yet so many of the people going through the experience are in such high spirits that it's infectious. They take each day as it comes and find pleasure in the little rewards in life. They don't mull over their condition and just think of it as one other obstacle in their life. They are the strongest people I know, they inspire me to go through life with a smile on my face and I pray that their spirits never break.
Seeing such brave people every day of my life reminds me of the great gift of life and reminds me to thank God for such a miraculous gift. It also helps me appreciate the little things in life and not fret over every single thing that foes wrong. I think if we all learnt to live with such zeal and positive outlook, we could someday conquer not only cancer, but anything else that ail our world.
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