Ciara Mageean

Oh, do we have this?

This diagnosis is probably giving me a whole new perspective on life that there's nothing guaranteed.

Of course, I've been given a horrible diagnosis and it's made me think of my own mortality at an age in life where you probably really feel that you shouldn't have to.

But none of us are guaranteed tomorrow.

And this has been an important lesson for me to find that joy in every day.

I do joke that, you know, say me and Tommy have a row in the house.

I usually am like sitting there and I'm like, do you know what?

I have a couple more years left if that was the case.

And sometimes it's hard because I don't want to give that oxygen.

I don't want to give it, but I have to face that reality.

I'm like, if my time is limited here, I don't want to waste any time falling out with the man I love.

I'm going to go in and be like, I don't want to fight with you.

You're wrong about that thing, but I'm not going to fight with you.

And yeah, it's given me that outlook and it's something I've shared and it's whenever people have sent messages in, it's something that's really touched me where somebody's like, I've been out for a walk and I was listening to Ciara and it's made me stop and look around and just appreciate the beauty in every day.

And you know, that beauty can be amazing things like I'm looking forward to my wedding, but it can be the smallest thing.

Like I have two cats and a wee dog and the excitement in my wee pup's face whenever I come down in the morning.

There's nothing that beats that.

Hard to beat.

Yeah.

And we, I'm like, just take a moment to just the mundane things that you think are normal, which quite often, you know, it's parents say it's like you don't realise the joy of pitter patter little feet and dirty handprints on windows until they're grown up and they're out of the house.