... and what if one day, you wake up and all that was routine becomes foreign?

For our guest this week, this was not the narration of a novel or another horror movie on a Friday night. It was reality. Celebrated guitarist and founding member of the group Strings, the dexterity of his fingers can be remembered as background music for the always anticipated summer pageant competition Miss Videomax. Influenced by Latin and Haitian style, his music was appreciated by audiences around the globe. All was well when he noticed that his hearing was declining. Randomly over the radio, he overheard that one of the signs of a brain tumor is hearing loss. He saw fit to bring it to the attention of his physician who ordered an MRI scan and that is when the news hit him that he indeed had a 10 centimeters growth in his brain and that time was running out. With faith and the support of family and friends, he took the necessary steps and 17 hours later, he was out of the surgery room with a stitched skull, all strapped up and completely disfigured. But the cherry on top of this whole ordeal was when he found out that what he mastered and was celebrated for; his ability to make a guitar speak became completely foreign to him. Just like a new born, he needed to learn once again all the genesis of life. But because his will to take full advantage of this second ticket to life was much stronger than all aspects his disability, he took all the steps towards his recovery, one day at a time, one step in from of the other. And upon returning on stage, the support of his fans did not fail to confirm to him that his hard work was not in vain. He reminds all not to take another second for granted and that tomorrow is only a bet.