My sister-in-law lost her battle with cancer yesterday. She was only 56 and she fought for her life every step of the way for the past eight months, but it was a battle she could not win.<\/p>\n
As a family, we were fortunate that we had time: time to say things we should have said years ago.\u00a0 It doesn\u2019t change the outcome but it has helped in a small way.\u00a0 We may still wish that we had done some things differently, but we\u2019ve forgiven each other our frailties.<\/p>\n
My sister-in-law said cancer was the \u201cbest thing that ever happened to her\u201d\u2014not because of what she had to endure but because when facing mortality\u2014your own or a loved one\u2019s\u2014petty things and past grievances just don\u2019t matter.<\/p>\n
What if you knew today was your last day?\u00a0 What would you do differently? Are there things you\u2019ve left unsaid?\u00a0 Is there someone in your life you\u2019ve been meaning to say \u201cI\u2019m sorry\u201d to or \u201cI love you\u201d? Maybe there\u2019s nothing left unsaid\u2014but do your friends and family know you care?<\/p>\n
If today was your last day, what would you wish you had done differently?<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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