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A reflection of life. My life journey with brainstem cancer.

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Category: Meaning of Life

Posted on 2. August 201925. October 2019

FANTASTICALLY TRUE STORIES

On Sunday I attended a church in Karlsruhe Durlach for the first time. On Tuesday I received a phone call from them. The lady on the phone asked me how I feel about their service and if I’m interested to come again. Then, she asked me if I am a believer, when and why. I had a flashback…

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Posted on 19. June 201919. June 2019

THE PERFECT PLACE

A married couple was planning to find the perfect place on earth, full of happiness. They began traveling and searching, and years passed by. Then one day on their journey, they met a wise man.

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Posted on 3. June 20193. June 2019

THE METAPHOR IN ALADDIN

Have you watched the live action Aladdin movie starring Will Smith as the Genie?

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Posted on 21. April 201921. July 2019

THE ESSENCE OF LIFE

I wrote this on the passenger seat while driving to Frankfurt airport. My aunt is going home to Jakarta after spent a wonderful week here in Germany.

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Posted on 1. February 20191. February 2019

DO YOU FEEL BLESSED OR CURSED?

It’s a quiet Sunday afternoon, as usual in Karlsruhe, Germany. Me and Tobias took a short walk.
Me: Do you feel blessed or cursed?
Surprised with my question, Tobias shifted a faintly amused gaze to me.

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Posted on 16. January 201921. July 2019

BLIND FAITH FROM CANCER?

One evening last week on the sofa:
Me: Tobi, are you aware of my limited time?
Tobias: Yes… and I’m scared. I want to spend the rest of my life with you.
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Tobias: I am aware of the circumstances of dipg. There’s no magic pill to cure it. Your treatments now are to prolong your survival time with the highest possible quality of life.

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Posted on 10. August 201821. January 2019

WHAT IS THE MEANING OF LIFE?

Once upon a time, a young king saddened by the death of his best friend said: “We live and die. What’s the meaning to live then”? asked the King. So he called all the royal advisors to help him find the answer.

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Posted on 28. April 201821. January 2019

WHERE IS JUSTICE?

Life doesn’t always work the way we think it should work.

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Posted on 28. March 201821. January 2019

WHO AM I?

What is my value?

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Posted on 22. February 201821. January 2019

IF I CAN STILL DO IT

To move and to hope.

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Titien sufferered from a rare form or brain cancer in adults: DIPG. The posts on this site are document of her struggle, her happiness and her will to live. The site is maintained by her husband. You can contact Tobias at: tmaier@gmail.com

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