Headline: Life actually fair

I had a revelation in the hospital - Life is a fair trade. You get a bunch of good days and sunshine. You get to do things like fall in love and run and see the blue sky and swim in the ocean and in exchange for all of that, you have some crappy days in the hospital and feel like dog shit and you have some real serious pain. But most of the time you have the good days and that's pretty fair.

There's no bargining on this trade - and definately no backsies - but think about it - it's more than fair. There are so many more good times than bad times.

I've taken something that Fran wrote me in a card - Cancer builds charactor. Just like the first time you get laid, the first job you get fired from, or the first time you get arrested - it's one of those things that define who you are and who you will become - and you'll never forget it for the rest of your life, fair as it may be.