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When I have a dark day, I remember my mum.
After she was given her terminal cancer diagnosis, one thing she said to me is "I'm not ready to die".
I can't lie, we weren't ready for her to die either... 62 wasn't that "old" in today's terms - I mean, she never even got to state pension age, without them raising it "because we're all living longer".
I'm likely to die before I reach state pension age, too - but I remember that "I'm not ready to die" and draw strength from that. If she can fight as hard as she did to stay alive - then, I can fight through a shitty day... and another shitty day... and another.
After she was given her terminal cancer diagnosis, one thing she said to me is "I'm not ready to die".
I can't lie, we weren't ready for her to die either... 62 wasn't that "old" in today's terms - I mean, she never even got to state pension age, without them raising it "because we're all living longer".
I'm likely to die before I reach state pension age, too - but I remember that "I'm not ready to die" and draw strength from that. If she can fight as hard as she did to stay alive - then, I can fight through a shitty day... and another shitty day... and another.