Story: A Heartfelt 100th Birthday Tribute (2)

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But now I'm here alone, with no one my age. They have all abandoned me and gone to the afterlife. And not a single woman by my side at all times. Even my bone left before her bone. One of the challenges that have arisen during the last decade. You never lose loved ones and stay the same. Although it is my party, I can see a greater quantity of their friends and Family.

This birthday was warranted given the happenings of the previous few months. It had been an incredible journey that ultimately led me to my current wheelchair-using situation. It made me confront death head-on. Sensing that I was afraid, death chose to give me a taste of the edge. I was moving from place to place, fighting so hard in agony, and dying.

Even though I knew that my time to go would eventually come, and that death was calling, I still dreaded that day because every illness brought me closer to them and gave me a taste of what it would be like to be close to death. After the incident, the daily solitary times I spent introspecting in my room appear to have made me more weaker.

Regardless of how much joy and struggle I've experienced in the past, there is a part of me that doesn't want to go, and it seems to outweigh the need to relax. Or does there come a point in life when you want to go no matter what it has to offer, regardless of bad things happening?

Reaching 100 today serves as a reminder that time is of the essence and that I truly have no control over it. Moments are passing quickly and the clock is ticking down like a wildfire. Regardless of age, I suppose no one truly wants to pass away, but is there really a choice? Sade is waving at me, I can see.

Oh dear! It is now appropriate to remove the candles and cut the cake. As anticipated, Mary is at the forefront, but Baby Jay gets scared when he sees it. Like there's a thing between me and death, there seems to be a thing between him and candles.