By: Lubnah
Abdulhalim
KILLER DISEASES
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There are so
many killer diseases engulfing our lives today. We all dread to hear that we or
any of our family members have cancer or AIDS or a brain tumor and much more.
Such news always comes with a lot of shock such that the first thing we think
of is death. One may sit beside a person who is in Intensive Care Unit or one
who is paralyzed with deep fear that any minute any second he/she may die. Some
people committed suicide just at the knowing of their ailments and some gave up
completely in life and their health ended up deriorating quickly due to the
stress and depression.
As family
members surround the sick one as he turns and tosses around on the bed with pain,
everyone has many thoughts in their heads. While others are afraid of the fact
that he or she is quickly wasting away, someone else may be calculating the
inheritance after his decease. But life has interestingly turned tables!
Whereas we expect those with dangerous diseases or the very old to die, we have
seen the young and even newly born die before the rest!
A story of a
man with four wives is told where the man was HIV positive and was already bed
ridden. He was so seriously ill and everyone was calculating his death any
time. His first wife had already planned that she was going to chase away the
other wives immediately he dies. To everyone’s surprise, the man started
getting his good health back and grew stronger than before. The woman’s plans
obviously failed and for many others too.
Doctors would bear
witness to my point for sure they have seen people die from a minor fever or
even flu while the ones struggling with cancer and diabetics live to see the
unwinding of time. Truly death never chose a particular ailment or even age for
it comes as suddenly as never expected.
Very interesting
and surprising stories have been told like the one on a European man who was
very much ill and very old at age. He was once saved by an African girl by
taking him to the hospital. On being asked for a price for saving him, she
asked for marriage to the old man. The old man agreed though the lady had
already calculated that any time the ill old man would die and leave her with
everything. So the two got married and the lady tirelessly took good care of
him. One day, the old man called his lawyer home and wrote his will right in
front of his wife that she was to inherit everything he owned. The lady was so
happy for her mission had been accomplished. She decided to go out to the town
to give herself a treat and that was when she was met by an accident. She died;
leaving the old ill man behind…who ever thought?!
Though killer
diseases may be highly risky in our bodies but it doesn’t mean it is the end. I
personally know of people who suffered from cancer, another stayed in Intensive
Care Unit for months, had stroke but lived longer to even see their younger ones
die from other minor reasons like someone I heard of who died after slipping on
a banana peel and fell down on the ground, hit his head and died.
To all the
people suffering from serious ailments out there, it isn’t the time for you to
give up. You still have a bright future ahead but it is upon you to work onto
fighting the disease and prove yourself stronger!
