In Memory of Ivan Noble

Ivan Noble, the BBC journalist whose diary I have been reading online for over a year, lost his fight against a brain tumour on Monday. I read about death and destruction in the news every day – helicopters shot down in Iraq, suicide bombings in Israel, car accidents on the motorways, and it never moves me. It never chokes me or stops me in my tracks. I am numb to the large-scale loss of life.

Reading that Ivan Noble had died…stunned me. I hoped that bravery and strength of character would shield him from death, give him more time with his precious young family. Now I see that it gave him dignity and courage in the face of death. I will miss the inspiration in his shared thoughts and emotions.

If you ever start to take life and the people around you for granted, go and read the journey of Ivan Noble and cancer. Live your life.

“The world is a better place for having had him here”.

Ivan's Diary - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/4211475.stm
BBC News article reporting Ivan's death - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4193093.stm.