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Tuesday, April 03, 2007

Uncle Update

I feel like I should post an update, since Marhta asked me too.

My uncle is doing good. He feels good, he is happy, he is living his life as if he didn't have brain cancer. It's uncanning. I think most people would get depressed when they found out such news as "You have the worst kind of cancer out there." But he's the opposite of depressed. Positvity just flows from him. I can assume one of two things: he's either in total denial or has total acceptance. I'm not sure which.

It's hard for me to feel anything but happy around him because he's so chiper. He started radiation last week, so he might get tired or sick soon. But as for now, aside from the scar on his head, you would never guess he was a man with fatal brain cancer.

2 Comments:

Blogger Martha Elaine Belden said...

as it should be. i'm sure he's living in a combination of denial and acceptance (i know i do... although my situation's obviously not comparable... and i promise i'm not implying it is)

i'm still praying for you, him and your family. take inspiration from him, heather. this sounds like an awesome example of the Lord giving strength beyond understanding. and i'm so glad he's living what may be his last days in happiness... as i said in the beginning... it's how it should be.

12:30 AM

 
Blogger Sara said...

It's truly amazing to be around people with illness or cancer like your uncle and see them living and trusting. What a lesson in having joy through suffering, huh? That's pretty intense and really awesome.

10:18 AM

 

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