Life lessons

I wonder how many people have this title as a blog, many I would guess. But I yesterday I learnt something that I believe will change my life, something I learnt from being in a bad situation. My neighbour who is an older brother to me was diagnosed with cancer in July and I wasn't there, I was on the other side of the world. COming home my life was chanced, at every chance I spent time with him even though a few friends complained about it. I don't think they realised how scared I was, 7 months after I lost another person close to me from cancer I wasn't going to spend time without seeing him. We found out he was going to be ok but need chemotherapy and radiation, yesterday he was on his 4th treatment of radiation. I gave up my afternoon to go with him to the hospital and sit in a waiting room, the most depressing room I have ever been in. A picture of a little 5 year old girl will forever be etched into my mind. She talked to me while my brother was getting treated, she talked about what she wanted for christmas, she even sang to me christmas carols. She told me she once had long blonde hair down to her waist, she had this bright blue eyes that spoke so many words. She never told me her name but when she went in her mother thanked me, she hadn't seen her daughter smile in 2 months, ever since they told her she had 3-4 months to live. This little girl might not even make it to christmas, and she is only 5 years old.
It made me value life, I had spent the day before laughing and joking with Justin over msn about french maid out fits and "I love it down there", when this little girl was living her last weeks. I decided last night that I want to live my life to the fullest, I want to be around people who make me smile and laugh, people who care about me.
Friends who can't make time for you are not really true friends.