There are times in our lives when everything seems to be goingperfectly, and it may seem like it will be that way forever. But no matter how long this period lasts, sooner or later, we all run into some reality check that reminds us of the real world.
And yet, things like that can only break your spirit if you let them. For example, this one TikToker recently shared a video of how, after her grandpa’s stage IV cancer diagnosis, thefamilydecided not to mourn and instead immortalize the man’s hug on shirts and sweaters so that they can carry a piece of him around forever. Scroll down to learn more about this absolutely wholesome moment!
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A man was diagnosed with stage IV cancer a couple of years ago, but neither he nor his family lost their spirit
For example, Devin Hance’s family, who are the heroes of our story, were met with pretty grimnewsnot so long ago. “My grandpa is my best friend. Two years ago, he was diagnosed with Stage IV cancer,” shared the woman in an interview withStoryful.
While most would probably have a hard time taking in such news, neither Devin, her grandpa, nor the rest of their family were going to sit and spend the rest of the man’s days insorrow. “I don’t waste a moment with him,” she added.
Instead, they came up with the mostwholesomeidea: paint Grandpa’s hands with special fabric paint that wouldn’t wash off the clothes, have him make imprints of his hug on several of their clothes, and combine it with some small but sweet written messages.
When the paint dried, the man also added some heartfelt messages around his hug imprints, completing these wholesome art pieces
The commenters quickly fell in love with this idea and the beautiful moment that it helped create. People were crying, expressing how wonderful this all was and talking about how they wanted to do it too or how they wished that this trend was around to inspire them back when they were in a similar situation.
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With the right treatment and care, even late-stage cancer patients can live for several good years, dealing with minimal symptoms and having a relatively high quality of life. And that time that they still have remaining on their clock is a very valuable thing.
Sure, people rarely feel like they have enough time to do everything that they want, and there are some things that they know they won’t ever get to. But with that, they also have one advantage that the healthy folks don’t. While not precisely, they actually know how much they have left.
This can prove to have at least a few silver linings to it. You know that the end is near, and as long as you make peace with this, you can spend the rest of your time in calmness, not worrying about the future and all the never-ending stressful things that it often brings.
Of course, ultimately, that’s hardly something we would wish for ourselves or others. Even if there are some nice upsides, such a diagnosis is still terribly unpleasant and a difficult thing to deal with. Everyone who has to deal with it does so in their own way.
But while we can’t really say that we know how to do it better if we’re not walking in the exact same shoes, we can look at the perfect example that is Devin Hance’s grandpa. The man knows he doesn’t have much left, and he’s making sure he’s not taking it for granted. Spending the rest of your days in sorrow is unlikely to change anything, but choosing to use it wisely most definitely will.
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