This little speech is from one my very favorite tv shows chasing life. And even though this speech is about cancer, I really think it is relatable to life with any chronic illness. As I watched Bruce Hendrie at the debate the other night, I didn’t see a wealthy businessman. Or a candidate seeking office standing before me. I saw a father. And I recognized that look in his eyes... that terrible fear... because I’ve seen that same fear in my own mother’s eyes. And my grandma’s eyes. And my baby sister’s eyes. Because I have cancer, too. And let me tell you, it’s an equal-opportunity offender. No amount of money in the world, no amount of privilege can make you exempt. Look at Leo Hendrie. And when it chooses you, you’re suddenly thrust into a club you didn’t ask to join. You’re shipped off to war even though you never enlisted in the Army. But you have to put on your armor anyway, and know that if you’re lucky, you’ll discover new sides of yourself. Like a will you never knew you had. And you’ll get to see new sides of the people who matter the most to you in the world, as they wrap you in their love and lend you their strength when yours is running low. And then you go off and you fight. You fight with everything in you. Because, really, what other choice do you have?
Posted on: Wed, 13 Aug 2014 02:56:01 +0000
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