Rally for Bally

Sadly cancer seems to be the common theme in my most recent blog posts, and it's exceptionally difficult to approach such a macabre illness with positivity rather than the morbidity one would normally associate with it.

But after seeing Jamie Murray's response to Elena Baltacha's tragic death from liver cancer last weekend, I felt compelled to write this. He said:

"It is very sad, but it kind of puts things into perspective a little bit. You've got to make the most of every day you have because you never know when your last one might be."

Indeed, just five months ago Elena had retired from professional tennis, was happily planning her wedding, looking forward to the rest of her life; oblivious to the fact that would be just a few months more.

So we should all 'rally for bally' and by that I don't just mean support the event and donate to Royal Marsden Cancer Charity and the Elena Baltacha Academy of Tennis - although we should certainly be doing that too. I mean we should be, as Jamie said, 'making the most of every day', or as I prefer, making the best of everyday. Life really is short and I think a good way to make the most of it is to live like you may have only four months left. For all we know we may.