Smiley Anders for September 12, 2008
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Back in June I wrote about Landon Maher, 15, and his upbeat outlook despite the numerous surgeries related to his spina bifida.
I described him as the funniest — and bravest — guy I knew.
Life dealt him a lousy hand, but if he ever felt sorry for himself I never saw it.
On Tuesday Landon, my grandson, went in Tuesday for yet another operation.
As usual, he was cracking jokes and flirting with the nurses right up until they wheeled him into surgery.
But this time his frail body shut down, and he slipped away from us.
He crammed a lot of living into his short life, and he taught us a great deal about making each day count.
His death taught me a valuable lesson about putting things off.
On his birthday I offered to take him out to dinner, and he said he wanted a big steak.
But things kept coming up — illnesses and other family crises, vacations, his surgery — and I kept telling him we’d get that steak soon.
The weeks, then months, slipped by. But I wasn’t worried — we had plenty of time.
Or so I thought …
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