this is a true event which happened on 1 April.
41-year-old Mdm T underwent excision of a lump in the breast. just as surgery was to commence, she was in tears because 2 of her family members had cancer & she feared she could also suffer the same fate. during the procedure, the suspicious-looking lump was promptly sent for frozen section, in which the nature (or histology, in medic speak) of the tissue, whether cancerous or not, can be immediately determined.
if cancerous, the surgeon will proceed with a mastectomy, ie. complete removal of that breast, to be followed up with chemotherapy & an uncertain future.
if not, then Mdm T can look forward to another 41 fruitful years.
when told of the result after surgery, she cried again, this time with tears of joy.
on a day, when there were jokers aplenty, playing out pranks & making nuisance of themselves, life has graciously dealt Mdm T with an ace instead.
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Life with the BigC is like playing a game of Roulette, Uncertain. In a lifetime, those who don't get BigC is like winning the lottery with Lucky Pick.
msforty5,
thanks for your comment.
actually even those who don't get the big C may end up with some other severe life-long disablilty, like parkinsonism, or a stroke.
but yes, life is never certain.
Indeed a cry of relieve.
Iml,
indeed so.
so those who eat everything, smoke like a chimney, drink till drunk, don't exercise gets Heart Attack & never know what hit them Wins the Jackpot.. hmm my bucket list shall start with Enjoy Life eat smoke drink don't exercise sigh.. just joking
msforty5,
the keyword here is moderation.
smoking is obviously hazardous to health, both of the smoker & those around, but drinking in moderation, like 2 glasses of red wine a week has been shown to be good for the heart.
maybe, just maybe, life has to learn that to deal people aces, it is not always necessary to give people more years to their lives.
sigh, sorry, just... midlife crisis or something.
Anastasia,
you wished Life would deal you an Ace now, right??
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