| View Blog
|
|
|
|
| Cancer Sucks |
Following is an exerpt from a friend's blog. I have edited it but if you want to read the entire article go to: Thoughts.com/wings12/blog/
CANCER SUCKS: Lessons learned from the sidelines..
Cancer Sucks! Yes it does, not just for those who find themselves engulfed by it, but by those around them and close to their loved ones. Yes, cancer sucks. Statistics say 1 in 3 people will develop cancer in their lifetime. That really closes in your safety circle. 1 in 3…
When a very good friend was diagnosed with ovarian cancer I began to tally my circle. 1 in 3 is optimistic. If I imagine 1 in every three people I am close too will develop cancer, my circle is closing in fast. Will I be 1 in 3 to someone else?
What can anyone do? Cancer is a multi-headed monster. But one must face their monsters not back away from them. Run your marathons, walk your walks. Buy yellow bracelets, pink ribbons and teal T-shirts. Save the Ta-Tas, Stand up for Cancer...It does some good. Is shows you care. But I have discovered a new awareness:
• Life is too precious to have such terrible odds. 1 in 3 is too many. 1 in infinity is too many...
• It’s not really the cancer that kills you, it’s the politics behind the research and drug development, it’s the insurance mongols looking at stats not people. They are the real cancer. The disease is the result of the bottom line. If we can put man on the moon.....
• Cancer whispers ever so softly at first. You need to listen to your body. Don't wait for the cancer to start screaming at you. Get tested, if you suspect something is wrong, make your doctor listen. If he/she doesn’t, find another doctor. Trust your gut! Cancer whispers, listen!
• There are no easy answers.
• When you lose someone to cancer, awareness lasts a lifetime
• Cancer sucks
|
|
Posted by morningstar on 2008-12-15 11:50:43 | Rating: | Views: 77
|
|
| |
|
|
Email This to a Friend 
