Yes, my father has cancer. Diagnosed early this month with metastatic malignant melanoma, doctors can only say so much. I have experienced intense need to be strong and resolute in this time, as hearing grim words such as "months" sends chills down my small family's spines. However, this whole experience has brought me much closer to God as I begin to learn more about the Bible I probably should have been closer to anyways.
My life...it's kind of sad right now, but this cancer puts it all into perspective. Hope, faith, and Love, I have always stood by these three. I believe most in Love, then Hope, but Faith has been so difficult. Faith is now building in me. Sure, I can't go out of state to law school...sure, I may have to put MBA school off....sure, I may lack any or all ability to communicate with the male sex about anything besides school, but I have a family (and God will take care of the rest).
I just wanted to write because it's good to have updates here and there in life. Checking in at 21 years old, I have to say the prospect of running my father's world is a little bit daunting. However, this is putting my future goals in order. I want to help children, and watching this whole cancer thing makes me want to put a health care spin on my social entrepreneurship goals. It's good to write down goals, because then they are more likely to come true.
In my case, I would like to:
1. Go to grad school and get good grades
2. Join some clubs and work on research in grad school
3. Write a book
4. Travel more of the world
5. Build a solid network and maintain it
6. Learn to communicate with men and become friends with them
7. Eventually start dating
8. Find a solid job for 5+ years and then branch off to my own business
I feel like at 21 I am in a fairly good place to do all of this, but right now my family needs me most. Thank you God for maintaining my life to this place. OH I forgot to mention that I graduated! Fun times indeed.
Positives of staying home:
1. Hang with Banak in town
2. Cheap
3. Support family
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