If anyone knows me you know I’m notorious for calling people “EEYORE”. I’m a pretty positive person and I really believe this is because of Zach. He has made me positive and he has made me enjoy life and not have things eat at you. Yesterday I was tearfully watching Oprah. The show was about if you knew you were dying what would you do and how would you handle things? It shared two stories one about a woman around my age that has terminal cancer, and a man that is a professor (with three small kids at home all under age 5) who was given just months to live from pancreatic cancer. Both had this ora and this magnificent attitude on life. The woman with cancer said that “life is terminal” that no one is going to live forever and that no matter what; you should live each day without looking back.” The professor did a lecture to the Oprah audience and on one of his power points he had a picture of Tigger and Eeyore. He then said that you can either live like Tigger or you can live like EEYORE, but he chooses to live like Tigger. At first I was watching and thinking why in the world am I torturing myself by watching this. I get very emotional talking about people losing there lives or battling serious diseases. I often have had the “Why Zach thought”, and every once in awhile I still have a pity party. (Which I think is part of the grieving process) but as I continued to watch I was amazed at their stories and what message they were getting across. That through their horrific news they were able to share and have so many people learn from them. Although at this point in my life I am not dying, (I think!) I get it. I get it because of the greatest gift I have in my life Zach. We live like Tigger, and we will always life like Tigger. If anything good can come out of Zach getting this horrific disease, it’s the fact that HE is showing people how to live life and my job is to share his story and to make sure people see how good of life we have and that we are TIGGER’S .It’s not that I’m not going to continue to ask why Zach, or have pity parties, but I know because I’m not living the Eeyore life it’s going to be few and far between and that we can enjoy life with a bounce and a smile. As my friend Geri-Anne says you have to “Live for Today”! No matter what situation you are facing. I hope Zach’s story and others inspires you, because that makes the worst things in life somehow a little better.