Shara Meyer

With receiving the devastating news of having fourth stage Lyme disease and hearing, I had maybe two to six weeks left to live. I couldn’t help but think about incomplete goals; one, which happened to be crafting a touching fictional novel. I kept this life-changing diagnosis to myself and refused to share it with anyone. I kept thinking, how could this happen to me? And why did this happen to me? I felt I was too young to die. I had many tasks I wanted to complete, before permanently checking out of the earthly plane. It was after the physician’s office accidentally informed my sister about my unfortunate diagnosis, began the miraculous chain of events.
Staring at my sister’s face, I could see she was absolutely gutted. I wasn’t sure if I was going to make it or not, but I was sure going to try to do something. Anything to assure her, everything was going to be fine. The problem was, I was in excruciating pain, due to my organs slowly shutting down. I didn’t have the energy to sit up and had lost my vision in my right eye. Emotionally, I was still reeling from the terrible news.
Watching the tears stream down from my sister’s sullen eyes, hurt me deeply.
“How am I going to live without you?” she inquired. “Who’s going to regale me with your colorful stories?”
Aha! At that moment, I had an epiphany. I wanted to leave one last story for my lovely sister. Something to remember me by. I figured if she ever felt sad or lonely, she could use this story to connect to an aspect of my soul after my death. In essence, this is a love story; from myself to my sister. It wasn’t easy to write, due to my illness. It would take me three hours to construct four sentences. This was a slow and painful journey. My undying love for my sister kept me motivated and I finished the novel a year and a half later. I decided to self-publish the story to make sure she would receive a copy before my final exit. As for my future plans, I will write for as long as I’m alive. I know now, we are not guaranteed a tomorrow. Through this process, I learned that I thoroughly enjoyed the creative process and will keep writing until I take my last breath. Thank you for allowing me to share my story. Shara Meyer