Sam Robb, 20, recently passed on as a victim of bone cancer. As you read his story here, one can't help but be inspired by it. There are countless stories I've read about young cancer victims who have the world ahead of them but end up having that potential cut short by cancer.Does it take a cancer diagnosis to be inspirational to others? Certainly not -- but the special people, every single one of them, who fights cancer for a day or even a decade are rue heroes. There's no telling what the mind and body are capable of doing while here on the earth, and sometimes the worst of situations brings out the best in people.
This is certainly true in Sam's case, as he became a cancer counselor to young people after being diagnosed at age 15. Every day is a gift, and from reading about Sam, he used the last five years of his bestowing what he could in this world in the time he had left. We should all be so lucky.
1. Sam Robb was the best friend I ever had. He is supposed to be rooming with me right now in college. He spent every minute of his life, making others lives easier. Whether it was breaking the seriousness of a circumstance with a funny comment, or doing something off the wall just to do it, he made everyone around him enjoy being in his company. He was forced to fight cancer twice in his life, and never asked for a bit of sympathy from anyone along the way. The weekend before he passed he was climbing Hank Aaron's wall in the parking lot at Turner field and showing no signs of sickness. It was this type of courage, showing no signs of ailment that help me through every day. I am just thankful I got the chance to have him in my life. He should be an inspiration to all in their fight, as he himself was "fightin til the last breath".
Posted at 9:24PM on Oct 24th 2007 by Matt Sanders