If and when you are presented in life with a terminal illness, it most certainly has its place in your life. It's rarely a mistake. You just might be the type of personality that will thrive under such pressure and challenge. The history books are full of stories of people who didn't even begin to live life as it was meant to be lived until they were about to lose it. There are people walking around each of us right now with such joy in living that you'd never suspect that they had a life threatening illness. Amazingly life begins to take on a different tone and flavor. You see things you never saw before and you hear things you never heard before. All of your sensibilities have a different focus now - Life and Living. If only we all could live like there might not be a tomorrow everyday.