Yesterday I received the happy news that a friend of mine and his girlfriend have had a healthy set of twins. Two girls, adorable, tiny and very welcome in their already busy family.
Today my friend emailed again to say that he has been diagnosed with bowel cancer and has to undergo 3 months of horrible treatment. Chemotherapy, radiotherapy, the indignity of a colostomy bag, sterility etc.
Another reminder of the ever present yin and yang that I only seem to be aware of when I am in China. I know I usually only write about silly things on here - anecdotes and interludes - but I suppose today's post adds an extra element of balance that is probably needed.
As is his usual style, my friend was rather pleased that he would keep his hair and completely pragmatic about the whole thing. For now, his future looks good - and their enlarged family is keeping him distracted and focused on thinking positively.
I am humbled by his attitude. I had a long cry in the shower this morning and since then feel strangely upbeat. His positive attitude has rubbed off and I bounced into work this morning to hear all sorts of yin and yang news. I have long admired my friend's energy and determination, his creativity and pragmatism, now more than ever I want to be more like him and I hope that we will still have lots of future opportunities for green tea dates and chats about museums.
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