Yesterday while getting my chemo, I heard a nurse talking to another nurse, about a patient. This patient was evidently in grave condition. The words that the nurse spoke just stuck to me like glue. I still cannot shake those words off. The words were, and I quote" it's the quality of life, and not the quantity". And you know I've heard many people say that, and in time I also have spoken the same words. But they truly don't know what they're talking about, and until one gets in the position of life versus death, or knows how a person really feels about life or death, they have no right to offer any opinion. And remember now, I have said those words too, but not any more, I promise!


Now I can tell you this, and this is just my opinion. But there's quality in life until you take the last breath. Seeing the smiles of the people you love and cherish, this is quality. Knowing that you have touched someone, in some way, this is quality. If I do nothing but crocheted something for someone, hoping that they will enjoy the object I crocheted for them, then that is quality. Right now, I'm in the process of quilting quilts. The belief that someday, someone, will obtain these quilts and gain some joy from them, is quality.

A person with cancer, or any other kind of debilitating or life-threatening disease can do one of two things. They can either sit around and feel sorry for themselves and wait until the Grim Reaper arrives. Or they can make the most of every minute that they are blessed to have life. I choose life.

I'm the kind of person that cannot just sit and watch TV. I've got to be doing something else. Whether it's on the Internet, quilting, crocheting or whatever I can find to do. Oh I forgot I've also started to paint again, but unfortunately I have found that I have lost my touch, and I have found that I’m not nearly as good as I used to be. But that's not saying I'm going to quit trying, cause anyone that knows me, knows I truly never give up.

And I would like to say this, I am not boasting when I speak about the things I do. Because all things that I do, I am led to do by the Holy Spirit of God. None of us do good, in my opinion without being led to do so by our most Holy God.

And so I leave this verse with you as a reminder that the Holy Spirit all the most Holy God walks along beside us each and every day, helping us through the bad times, and staying with us through all other times.

Philippians 1:6 Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ:.

And please remember this. Until you’ve walked in others shoe don’t give the opinion that death would be better for them. God knows what’s in a person’s heart and mind, and He and only He knows when death is in the right time. Praise be to God.

Until next time, Willard and I both wish you health and happiness, God bless and God save.

PS> to all the girls at Thomas Drug store….Willard sends his deepest gratitude and love to you all. He and I truly adore you all. You all are bound to be the greatest pharmaceutical staff in the world. Your love and your outstanding care for all your customers make you the number one in our opinion. We love you all.