Dolce Vita

2 significant occasion which have changed my perception of life. They can, however, be described and dubbed the GALLANT in the world of disease. Who are they?

1. Ikeuchi Aya

A girl from Japan whom has the disease - Spinocerebellar Degeneration Disease. A disease that the cerebellum shrinks, without any impediment. Cannot be disrupted, cannot be eradicated. In the beginning stage, you will have unsteady in striding, difficulty in balancing your body movements, you will fall down occasionally. In later stage, you have slow respond and reaction to something, you will start to have dilemma and problems moving your body. Every movement would have a jerk in between, your foot cannot move as free as you wished for, a convulsing body, legs and hands. Your strides like penguins, to left, and to right. Heavy weight must be wrapped around your ankle to aid your balancing. Glances, will be one of the issues you have to confront. You will get stared all the time. At later stage, you would have problems in eating. You will get choked by food by yourself inadvertently. You may die if help is not rendered as soon as possible, because, you can't breath at all. Few stages later, you have problems in speaking, not as fluent as you had before. People will have problems to comprehend what you are saying, you will feel alienated. Eventually, you can walk no more, your everyday life will be spent in the hospital, or on the wheel chair. Besides, you cannot talk. A transparent board with words will be made for you. You have to use your fingers to point at each alphabet though it is strenuous act to you. Your hand will get sore in an instance. And what you can do? Wait for the day you die, the day where your body even your organs were paralyzed by the disease.

2. Yee Sook

A tough guy from my school. Have been battling with the disease he had - Leukemia. As far as I know, he's a cool and awesome Dancer. He's the awesome friends in everyone's heart. His journey in this battle, was filled with terror, yet, he confront it with courage and face it optimistically. He asked his friends not to worry for him, he's the superman. He said he was strong and he will be fine, to console his friends' anxiety for him. He was held with high esteem, great admiration by the others. He never failed to smile infront of everyone.


Both of them have been the source of motivation for me. It's true that life is full of obstacles and the path ahead always strewed with difficulties. However, we shouldn't complaint and make a big fuss over a trivia. To compare, our issues are nothing. " Live Your Life To The Fullest", is the word that always cross my mind when I think about them. Appreciate your everyday life, live to the max. Overcome your sorrows, despair, exhale the grievance out from your body. Move ahead and don't be fret. We shall and we should.



p/s: Suddenly had the urge to blog and the silent night over here, somehow, incurred some kind of thoughts into my mind, driven me to blog. Yes, out of random. And yes, let's start the engine and move ahead.