These past two years I seem to be surrounded with people dealing with cancer.
If there is a take away from this, get out there and do the things you want to do. Tomorrow isn't guaranteed.
I never had a chance to meet you, but always enjoyed the events you covered. You've touched a lot of lives, and looked to have been always surrounded by friends and family. You may have been a slave to the grind, but you were far richer than I think you realize.