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Long - But Worth the read

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  • 15-04-2013 6:22pm
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    wonderfullife
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    This isn't really a traditional AH type thread but thought i'd give it a go anyway. I'm sure a lot of us are having a crap day today, monday blues with meh weather. I stumbled across a very long piece written by a young 16 year old guy from Cork, who has been battling (and has beaten) cancer twice in his short life and has been told recently he has 6 aggressive tumours and there is no hope for him.

    Whilst i wouldn't agree with some of his musings on suicide (at the bottom)or on God, this is just a kid trying to come terms with his impending death. I could barely change my socks at 16 let alone go through what he has and write so eloquently on his struggles.

    Just thought it's well worth a read for anybody having a bad day today. All the best to the young man and his family.


    http://www.independent.ie/opinion/analysis/donal-walsh-i-wanted-to-live-to-play-for-munster-to-travel-the-whole-world-29194810.html
    Some days I would wake up and I could easily appreciate the beauty of the world that I was leaving behind, although it does make me upset that I will never get to experience the feeling of living that I had on the bike or in the gym, or that I will never get to see my sister walk up the aisle next to the love of her life, or that I will never get to travel the world and see places like New Zealand, Asia or America or that I won't get the chance to see my four best friends do as good in life as I know they will.


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