Having lost my husband and my father-in-law as well as some very dear friends to cancer, I tend to hold a bit of a grudge against this horrid disease and I work and encourage others to work to find relief and, one day, a cure.
Reading a post on F/B by some yahoo who goes by GKW telling the world what a waste of time and money it is to support the cancer society and relay for life and any other organization that just might find the key to unlock this mystery really set me off (as it apparently did a number of other F/B members).
My husband's been gone a little over 6 years from lung cancer ... don't you even think of telling me it was his own fault. My father-in-law has been gone going on 8 years ... same rule applies. I've lost friends and other loved ones throughout.
Many of us give of our time, effort and yes, even hard, cold, cash trying to eradicate this monster. And, every so often, we see that we're making some headway. This yahoo seems to think we're doing nothing more than supporting the organizations' CEOs and feeding a pot for free-loaders. Everytime I see a cancer survivor, whether of a few months or years, I know we're on the right track.
To quote my post: "GKW: May you never know the suffering of being a cancer patient and may you never know the heartbreak of loving and losing a cancer patient and may you never, never need our nickels, dimes, quarters, and many, many hours to keep you alive. As for the rest of us, we'll never give up nor give in ... we just simply and quietly give!"
Please don't let close-minded idiots sway your thinking. Participate, give, help create another cancer survivor. Let's celebrate many more birthdays!!!
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