I woke up this morning and checked a few blogs. I learned that the husband of a fellow blogger passed away on Friday night. He [and really, they] had been fighting the battle against Acute lymphocytic leukemia for quite some time. He’d recently come into remission and they were anticipating a life without cancer. Then, it returned. That was about a week ago. Now, he’s gone.
I don’t want to link to their site, it’s not the right time for a parade, small as it may be.
Rather, I want to say how angry I am. How many people does this have to kill? How many people have to lose their child, their fathers, the love of their lives to something that our President wants to cut spending on? How many?
I have no words of consolation. I have no way of expressing how I feel. I have no right, either.
This is why I don’t rest in this fight. There’s just too much to ignore.
Maybe you’d consider getting involved in the fight against cancer in your own community:
Making Strides Against Breast Cancer
Tell Congress NO to cutting cancer research dollars
Maybe even donate here or here.
I understand people don’t always see this disease this way. Maybe you haven’t been affected by it. Maybe you have but you don’t want to hear about it. This post is not about that. It’s not about yellow bracelets or flashy fund-raisers. It’s not about the t-shirt I got at the race or the picture with the celebrity spokes-people.
It’s about staggering mortality rates. It’s about research. It’s about a cure.
The people fighting cancer don’t get a break. They don’t get vacations or happy hours or lazy Sunday afternoons. Cancer doesn’t rest. I can’t either.
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