This experience, where I learned to love something I never knew I would be interested in and be good at it, has made me realize that there are millions of things in the world that I have never thought about… and I might love and be good at. I am so lucky to be alive and have the time and curiosity to search for these things and find my purpose in this world.

Is there a Code for America for health care?

Tied for worst feelings ever: People assuming you beat cancer when you haven't, and reminding people you still have cancer and making them cry.

And here I am, making a conscious decision to do something that takes eight months of commitment--eight months of training to do something intimidating, and awkward, and difficult. But I can’t say it is scary because I told myself six years ago that nothing would be scary ever again.

No matter what you believe, Brittany Maynard got us thinking... A lesson we can all take away from Brittany's decision is that it is important for everyone to think about what matters most to us "in the end."

I have known people who have died from brain cancer, and I know people who are still living with this disease. I wanted to tell Brittany to wait it out--you don't know how fast these things will bring you down. I wish Brittany gave herself time to meet other people like herself and to find out what life can be like for a 29-year-old with brain cancer. But who am I to tell a stranger what to do?

I was angry about people who are angry about the lack of "awareness" for brain tumors. I get angry that people think our disease is slighted for some reason. The truth is, there are things you can do and you just need to get out there and do something. Let me know if I need to write another tutorial.

“Whatever you're doing today… Take a minute for me,” she wrote. “Now put you’re heart in it and do it better.”

By the way, no matter who you are, or what you do, someone will always be older than you and will be able to get away with belittling your minor neurological deficits.