“Seeing my dad helping others during a chemo treatment is something I’ll never forget!” – Don Dancer
Just Another Thing
“I was with my dad in the hospital,” Don said. “He was enduring another chemo treatment in an effort to arrest the cancer that had invaded his body.”
Don sat across a table in my office as he spoke. He seemed to be grateful for a chance to relax, and he shared a teaching moment, a story about a time when his father
taught him an unexpected, yet unforgettable lesson.
“My father was lying down with three or four intravenous (IV) tubes connected to him, dripping medicine into his body to kill cancer,” he continued.
Don voice
was sincere and he was speaking in the melodious manner common to those residing in the High South. He took a moment to set the scene by describing how he was sitting next to his father for quite some time, before getting up to stretch his legs and use the restroom.
“When I returned a short time later, my father was no longer in his bed! He had gotten
up, rolled his IV stands across the room and he was sitting, talking with three or four ladies,” he continued.
Don looked with surprise at his father, he had sores surrounding his mouth, he had drip lines hanging from posts connected to both arms. And, the fact that his father had hobbled across the room shocked him and he was a little exasperated. So,
he asked his dad what he was thinking? What was he doing?
His father replied, “I was ministering to those ladies.”
Being the preceptive person Don’s father was, he continued, since he could see an opportunity
to impart some of his hard-earned-wisdom to his son.
“Son,” he said, “Cancer is just another thing. There is always something wanting to steal your happiness, every day, if you allow it to. I decided a long time ago that I would be happy every day. So, I wake up every day, thank God, ask him for forgiveness and ask for a good day.”
Then, seeing additional questioning in Don’s eyes, he continued, “There is always, just another thing. Don’t let it take your happiness! I’ve gotten through many things and this is just one more thing. Regardless of what happens because of your decisions, and things that simply happen to you, you have to say to yourself, today’s the day! I’m just going to
have a good day. This is not going to steal my happiness!”
Don’s voice was low as he said, “seeing my dad helping others during a chemo treatment is something I’ll never forget!”
And, though I never Don’s
father, I could seemingly see the memory of this experience with his dad dance across his eyes from where is resides in memory, the place where his father continues to live and teach his son.
“I was with my dad in the hospital,” Don said. “He was enduring another chemo treatment in an effort to arrest the cancer that had invaded his body.”
That’s when his father taught him an unforgettable life lesson. There is always something wanting to steal your happiness, every day, if you allow it to. So, decided to be happy every day. Wake up every day, thank God, ask him for forgiveness and ask for a good day.”
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