Rolling with the punches

I was reading my friend's blog last night and was impressed to stop and count my blessings once again. She is battling breast cancer that has metastasized to her bones. She is so very brave. She never misses a stride. From an outsider's vantage point, you may not even realize that she has cancer in every bone including her skull and in her liver. The doctors have given her 1 to 3 years. Yet, she volunteers at her sons' school, works out with friends, and maintains a seemingly normal life through all the pain and sickness of her disease and treatment. I guess her battle puts many things in perspective.
It seems that life is a lot of rolling with the punches. I guess that is how it will all play out in the end - how well we learn to roll. Scott's mom fell the day before Christmas breaking both of her arms severely and her nose. She was fortunate that the neighbor came shortly afterward to stoke her fire and found her. After a short hospital stay, she has been at the Quabbin Nursing Home where Melissa works for rehab and evaluation. When she visited the doctors last week she expressed her desire for corective surgery despite the risks. Without which, she would be relying on others for everything including eating for the rest of her life. So, Scott canceled his school and the kids weekend in St. George and made reservations to be with her before and during the surgery. We were so fortunate to find a ticket so affordable. I will not be able to go at the same time as we could only get one ticket and I have a screening interview with Canyons School District the same day her surgery is scheduled. It is good that he will go alone these days! They have scheduled two highly reputable surgeons to cut down on her time under anthesesia and increase her chances for a positive outcome. We are so blessed to live in a time when medical science can do so much.