I Express Myself Through Writing

One thing I've learned in the past 1 1/2 years is life is precious, to be lived and enjoyed, not to be expected and most definitely not guaranteed. I spent Dec 2013-July 2014 being my niece's cheerleader, confidant, rock...etc. as she struggled to fight cancer. During this time I had a great friend and support to lean on, we shared many hopes and dreams of the future. He helped me look to the positives, took my mind off all the bad things.
On June 26th her Doctors confirmed she was in remission and she beat it, July 10th was her last Chemo treatment..celebrating started!

Then on October 25 my friend whom I leaned on and got so much strength from in the past told me he might have Leukemia. That he was very ill and they were doing tests. On November 5th, this same person that I had previously relied on for finding the positives in the bleakest of times, had found out he himself had a very rare form of Lymphoma and life expectancy was very short. I was in shock at first, I'm sure what I had said at the time hadn't made a lot of sense...
How could this be happening? Why him and my God why is it incurable?
They say everything happens for a reason. One goes through bad to receive good..I can't accept that in this instance. People don't get a terminal illness for better days to happen. There is not always a positive to every negative.
So now I'm forced with the reality of how precious life really is. That life is not guaranteed for more than the moment you are in..this exact moment is all we have.
If I have the gift of tomorrow I will make it better, happier than today..and everyday I'm given.
I know he's making the most of his days. Trying to enjoy every moment and fighting to beat the odds. He is still showing me positives through his strength and courage.