It’s My belief is it really right to put n’ expiration date on somebody’s life. I believe one is better off …. not knowing…. and going on with life believing they have options. An Ohio Girl Dying Of Cancer Plays First College Home Basketball Game. While being diagnosed early autumn after suffering from vertigo and dizziness while playing for her high school team. Lauren Hill, a Mount St. Joseph’s College student with a rare form of brain cancer, played her first home basketball game on Saturday December 13 2014.
Expecting to die is never a bright spot in anybody’s life. Forever, Hill gained national attention in early November when she played a Division III basketball game at Xavier University for Mt St. Joseph and Hiriam College. However, In early December, The Hill family indicated they had signed up for hospice care at their home. Hill has a brain tumor the size of a lemon, and it is growing daily. Is this mindset really what one should take or is the Alternative a different outlook on life. Lauren gained her wings 4/10/2015.
Another example of knowing and expecting your dying was on October 30, 2002, after Warren Zevon’s terminal mesothelioma diagnosis. He was then featured on The Late Show with David Letterman as the only guest for the entire hour. The band played “I’ll Sleep When I’m Dead” as his introduction. Zevon performed several songs and spoke at length about his illness. Zevon was a frequent guest and occasional substitute bandleader on Letterman’s television shows since Late Night first aired in 1982. He noted, “I may have made a tactical error in not going to a physician for 20 years”.
It was during this broadcast Zevon first offered his oft-quoted insight on facing death: “Enjoy every sandwich.” He also took time to thank David Letterman for his years of support, calling him “the best friend my music’s ever had”. For his final song of the evening, and final public performance, Zevon performed “Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner” at Letterman’s request. In the green room after the show, Zevon presented Letterman with the guitar that he always used on the show, with a single request: “Here, I want you to have this, take good care of it”.
Another huge fan of Warren Zevons was Dr. Lee Lipsenthal a profound explorer of self help while helping people heal from their fear of death and embrace the true joy of living the extraordinary journey life has to offer. As Medical Director of the famed Preventive Medical Institute that helped thousands with disease overcome their fears of pain and death.
The power of his own beliefs was tested in July 2009, when Lee himself was diagnosed with esophageal cancer. As Dr. Lipsenthal and also his wife Kathy navigated his disease and treatment. Lee discovered he did not fear death but felt fully alive within his own living mortality. Often, terminally ill patients reach a surprising, transforming conclusion — that you have to be ready to die to embrace being alive. “To deny your chance of dying is to deny life.” With courage, candor and his own conviction. It was after this stunning diagnosis of an often fatal cancer.
Dr. Lipsenthal embarked on a journey of bravery and self discovery to guide his way through the greatest of uncertainties. It was also in his book “Enjoy Every Sandwich.” He allowed us into his darkest days and the brighter ones as well. To read his book is to step through a door that opens only one way into a larger life.