I read stories all the time about these brave people who seem to turn outward during their darkest days after being diagnosed as terminal. They do fund raising or manage to raise awareness about their illness somehow. On the internet, speaking to groups and that sort of thing. I am constantly amazed by these people.

Would you be brave and strong enough to do that? I don't know about me. I wonder if I would just accept my fate, spend time with family and become very selfish (perhaps just feel sorry for myself? ). I am ashamed to admit that, but it's what I think I would do. Of course, one never knows how they will react in times of stress and distress until faced with it. It could be that, facing death, one would be spurred into action knowing that time is literally slipping away to do something that matters.

I would love to be remembered as brave and heroic, but I don't know if I have it in me to rise above something so private and personal.

Just something I've been thinking about. What do you think you would do?