When doctors tell you that your only hope for survival is 14 straight days of intense chemotherapy, 24 hours a day, you sit there, and you count down the 336 hours. You see, each day is a blessing.
Interpretation
This quote highlights the value of life and the importance of appreciating each moment, especially in the face of adversity.
Craig Sager expresses that when confronted with a dire situation such as a serious illness and intensive treatment, one is forced to confront the fragility of life. By counting down the hours of treatment, he emphasizes that every single day should be recognized as a blessing, underscoring the idea that amidst suffering and challenge, there can be a profound appreciation for the gift of life.
In practice
This quote could be used to inspire someone going through a tough time or illness.
Nobody knows how long they have left on Earth. There's no guarantees, and for me, when they tell you - not once, twice, three times - 'You've got a couple weeks to live,' or a couple months, you have to determine how you want to do that.
When doctors tell you that you have three weeks to live, you try to live a lifetime of moments in three weeks. But you say, 'To hell with three weeks.'
It seems everybody has been somehow affected by cancer, either through a relative or a close friend or somewhere, and they know how devastating cancer can be. And they see me, and I refuse to let it affect how I live and what I do.
The reality is that you will grieve forever. You will not "get over" the loss of a loved one; you will learn to live with it. You will heal and you will rebuild yourself around the loss you have suffered. You will be whole again but you will never be the same. Nor should you be the same nor would you want to.
I want every day to be life for the living, not just traipsing through it existing. I'm just interested in life and the world and exploring.
To all those broken or hopeless, I have learned this: Be grateful for every single person who was part of your story. The ones that hurt you. The ones that helped you. The ones that came, and the ones that left. They all taught you. Don't think for a moment that any of it was random. There are no oversights with God. Only perfectly crafted chapters in each unique journey.
When you grow up in abject poverty, you see people exactly the way they are.
I'm still trying to figure out how to write about cancer and my family's experience with it. If I had been able to write 'The Pura Principle' back in those days, I'm positive it would have had no humor in it. Which means the story would have been false.
My death from the wrists, two name tags, blood worn like a corsage to bloom one on the left and one on the right.
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