Have you ever thought what it was like to be terminally ill?  I currently have MONO and I know that one day my pains and aches will go away and I will be able to move on with my life.  There will be no more work missed, no more of life;s moments passed by, and I will be able to join the rest of the world in a whirlwind of insanity and advancement. 

BUT!  What about someone who is terminally ill?  My mother is one of these people.  I do not say this for sympathy, but I say this as a tribute to her!  Could you imagine waking up every morning knowing things are not going to get any better?  Waking up and realizing that you will never be able to take a jog on the white sands of a tropical beach.  Knowing that the last pain-free day of your life has passed and there are only "better" days ahead. 

I just want everyone who is healthy to admire it, enjoy it, and realize that YOU get the opportunity to walk, to breathe without the help of an oxygen machine, say hello to your children, and most of all, wake up and say, " What a wonderful day, I feel good today!"  So I ask you to enjoy this health, and I pray to the lord that the health will follow you for the rest of your life.  I do however ask for one more thing.  When your late for an appointment, just be late, do not go 100 miles an hour and risk the car going out of control.  When you are nervous reach for a stick of gum and not a carcinogenic cigarette.  When you are out with friends drink until you have a buzz not liver spots.  But, most of all, when you are chosing what food to put into your body, put good food in and fuel your healthy body, because a few big macs over a few years will have you face down and ass up in a hospital waiting for a speedy NITRO shot in your ass!