Humbled

So I had one of those humbling/put-life-in-perspective experiences yesterday that made me feel about two inches tall.

I pulled into a convenience store yesterday and was TOTALLY ANNOYED when a car had double-parked and taken up the two parking spots right in front of the store. I think my irritability was heightened by the fact that it was FREEZING cold, but I am in my winter rebellion phase and was definitely not dressed for the weather. Anyways, I grabbed what I needed and walked up to the counter to pay. I looked over and was thrilled to see a wonderful lady I met last summer. Her hospital room was right across the hall from my grandpa's and they were both diagnosed with Stage 4, extremely aggressive cancer on the same day. I happened to be staying with my grandpa late that night and she had come over looking for a friend. Her husband died young and all of her children lived out of town, so she was totally alone to receive such a horrible diagnosis. Our two families went through a lot together over the next few days. My grandpa only lived just over a month after he was diagnosed, but she is still alive and fighting her cancer. While we were at the counter paying, she told me she has good days and bad days, but she said over and over again how grateful she is to be alive and how each day she has to spend with her children and grandchildren is such a gift. In fact, she was on her way to Salt Lake to buy a new wig to "perk her up" and had just stopped in to get a drink. I was so humbled as I walked out the door and all I could think was, "And I was worried about a front row parking spot."