49 and feeling fine...

Today, I turn 49, and quite honestly, I do feel fine.  I have so much to feel fine about.  I have my parents, my husband, my children, my siblings, my nieces and nephews, my in-laws, and my friends. All who complete my life in ways that I am grateful for everyday.

My daughter Danielle is going to be running the Boston Marathon next month in memory of her friend's brother who died of Cancer at the young age of 26.  It is with respect for him, and all the other people young and old that have lost their lives to Cancer or other diseases, that today I am feeling fine.  What I mean is that, today, I will embrace the day, and be grateful for the gift of waking up healthy.  My mother, lost her father at the age of 51, her brother at the age of 42, her sister at the age of 65, and her mother at the age of 88.  Today my mother at 74 is a Cancer survivor, and everyday she gets up, puts her makeup on, and goes out for a walk.  She embraces each day as a gift.  So today on my birthday, I am grateful for the gift of life.  I think that even those who have fought and lost the battle to disease, were grateful for the mornings that they were able to wake up and embrace a new day, because we never know what tomorrow will bring.

Today, I thank you Mom and Dad for the gift of life, and today I will go out breathe in the fresh air, and say today, I am 49 and feeling FINE.