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Woman's Abdominal Organs Removed in Unique Cancer Surgery
Taking out stomach, pancreas, liver, spleen, small intestine and large intestine led to lifesaving operation
By Steven Reinberg, HealthDay Reporter

I'm not sure how many times in your life you've been told that something was impossible- or couldn't be done. I know as I've gotten older I've seen 1 of 2 things happen- either we accept another person's opinion about a situation, or we press on if we feel strongly enough to determine for ourselves what a particular outcome can or will be.

Ultimately- "we"...you and I decide a path and we follow it.
A good friend once sent me a video of Jim Valvano and his "Never give up" speech- and to this day I am moved to tears when I watch the whole thing.

Miracles happen every day. People overcome odds and adversity every hour. Yesterday I read a story about a young man with a head injury who was pronounced "brain dead"- and moments before his organs were harvested it was discovered that he was very much alive.
He actually heard the Dr. say "This patient is brain dead."!!!

Some people, a few of them well intentioned, make it their duty to tell people what can and can not be done. It's ok to be told "That's impossible" if that statement is the catalyst that pushes you to run a little harder, or ask deeper questions, or to press the powers that be to try once more- or to try something different.

At least one woman is alive today because she wouldn't give up, a 63 year old patient in Florida with a death sentence has beaten the odds and in her own words, she said- "I have a whole life ahead of me."

Amen sister- that you do. Thanks for the inspiration you have given to me...in so many areas of my life. I've got a whole life ahead of me too :)