Day 30 -- A side of cancer for everyone

A young man of 21 died this morning.  He collapsed while at work and died of heart failure.  He was a student of mine last year, and a youth leader at my daughter's church.  I remember him as quiet and gentle.  She knew him as loud and playful.  I vaguely remember him mentioning in one of his speeches that he had congenital heart disease, but that didn't slow him down.  My daughter said he played four-square w/ a vengeance.  I hope he was happy w/ the direction his life was taking.  I hope he didn't ignore warning signs.  I hope the rest of us pay attention.  We all face a prognosis of death; it's just a matter of when.  Cancer patients have an advantage when told how long they have to live.  Time can be cherished.  Good-bye's can be made.  I think we should all be cancer patients.