The first half of my life was flat , but it's EXTRAORDINARY for the second half .... sound a bit hyperbolic and yet , in so many ways , so very true .... EXTRAORDINARY becoz few years back I was diagnosed with a deadly illness and was told I had not many times left to live .... And so , I did what the dying do ~ Grieving as preparations began .... No doubt , life can be very strange and surprising . I never thought I’d be diagnosed with this terminal illness and facing death at the middle of nowhere . But the biggest surprise was yet to come.... After I refused ALL the treatment option to slow down the progression of the illness , I thot I would soon run out of time and only had months to live .... Obviously , I didn’t die yet and life has gone on . My youngest grand nephew was just born when I was diagnosed , I didn't expect I had the immense privilege of hearing him called me great-aunt for the first time 2 years later . And he is 4...