Cancer, Funeral Planing and Reflections

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I have cancer. Its non curable
 It's slow growing. But its cancer.


Hubby and I finally finished finalizing our will. Complete with funeral arrangements. If that doesn't sober you up, I'm not sure what will. It's been something we've been trying to finalize for years, but never got it done until now. (No, your not getting anything, and don't bother contesting it, cause we put in a no contest clause.)

To make a long story short, I don't want a viewing with an open casket with people filing by to look at my dead cold body, or a traditional funeral. And I want something odd on my tombstone. Something quirky, but out there, just like me. Something that make people stop and laugh and say I can't believe they put 'that' on a headstone!

But anyway, back to this post....
Most of the people I know who have died, have died from cancer. Not all, but a very high percentage.

Today, Beth Chapman died. I've been reading all the good things people have tweeted about her and the words are great.... I mean she was a cool person. Big boobs, handcuffs and perfect nails.... someone who not only turned her life around, but changed the lives of many. What's not to love about that?!?!?!

But here's the thing. Why do we wait until someone is gone to tell them how much we love them, how we liked working with them, or what we liked about them. I'm sure its comforting to the family, but why wait?

I don't want you to come to my memorial and say what you liked about me. Tell it too me while I'm around to hear it. And if you don't like me. That's ok, don't pretend that you do. Tell the truth so we can both go our separate ways.

So while I live with cancer... for me, the hardest days are when someone I know has lost the cancer battle, for I know that I am standing in that line somewhere.... 

... please don't wait until I'm gone to tell me that you love me. It may just be too late.

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