Family

There are things in our lives that we can never change. Family is one of them. Blood is blood, whether we like it or not. We may not always agree, hell, we may not get along but we are still family. As I get older, my personal views on family have changed. Growing up, it was always blood that was family. Trying to explain in-laws to a 4-5 year old isn’t usually successful. 😁

Now family to me is anyone I care about. 2019 had its ups and downs for me which is probably no different than most. Just over halfway through the year I found my biological father who unfortunately had passed away a few years before. It would have been nice to sit down and talk with him but that won’t be. The positive thing though is that I found I had 2 more sisters that I never knew about and a whole extend family to boot. This still amazes me as I type this blog entry. We may not have met in person yet but they are still family.

On a rougher note, October 2019 also found me being diagnosed with early stage colon cancer. I wasn’t having any issues. My personal doctor just recommended I have a colonoscopy as I was getting to that age. About a month later I was having surgery to remove a large section of my colon, though I am told we have a lot to spare. This illness definitely has made me appreciate me family that much more because we don’t know how long we will have them. It also made me look at those friends in my life and what they all mean to me. There are friends I wish I was closer to both figuratively and literally. That’s one of the perks of all this technology. No matter how far apart we are geographically you all are still right here next to me.

Life is short and we get those reminders all the time. Love those in your life like there is no tomorrow. Live today to its fullest so you have no regrets. Keep those close to you even closer and tell those you love that you love them.