It's a strange world we live in where we remember people for their lack of accomplishments (aside from being on "Reality TV"). Steve Jobs passed away yesterday and whether or not you like Apple products, there are so many products on the retail market that exist because of Apple. The news of his passing saddened me because of the loss of such a dynamic personality who strove to "Think Different," for perfection and the protection of his family from his own professional spotlight.
I guess this also ties into what I posted last week about trying to re-find my place in the world. Mr. Jobs is quoted in his commencement address at Stanford University in 2005, "If today were the last day of my life, would I want to do what I am about to do today?" After having been diagnosed with a rare form of Cancer, those words take on a whole new meaning.
I was diagnosed with intraneural synovial sarcoma (If I'm being repetitive, I'm sorry). A sarcoma diagnosis accounts for less than 1% of all new cancer patients in a year and with the varieties of sarcoma (like 20 or so), it makes the diagnosis 1/20th of 1% of new patients (not to detract from the rareness of Mr. Jobs prostate cancer). Like Mr. Jobs, there is not alot of research in the treatment of these types of cancers, simply because the occurrences are far less than those of colon, lung, or breast cancers.
The last few days have been spent trying to decide what I would like to do if today were the last day of my life ... on the bucket list would be ... going back to what I got my degree in, Kinesiology or maybe studying the etiology of diseases, indulging in my inner sadist (a client expression, not mine) and doing group exercise classes and personal training.
Sitting behind a desk and answering a phone is not on the list.
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