AT CHRISTMAS THERE IS A BRIGHT STAR TO FOLLOW

JOSIE'S WISE LESSONS IN LIFE

By

Amanda Platell

AFTER two years of battling leukemia, including two failed bone marrow transplants, 16-year-old Josie Grove has decided to walk away from hospital and give up the aggressive chemotherapy drugs that have left her feeling so ill.

'I want to get on with my life and enjoy spending time with my family,' she says.

This teenager has more wisdom and dignity than most people muster in a lifetime.

In a world where we cling on to every new drug and every miracle treatment in the hope it will give us a few more months of life, what courage it takes for a terminally-ill young girl to stand up and say:

'It's the quality of life that matters most, not the quantity.'

Happy Christmas, Josie.

You richly deserve it.

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