One day, I believe that at the very least, cancer will be manageable without dreadful drugs and treatments. It will be manageable like diabetes or other chronic diseases. That will give us more time to find cures for all the most fatal ones. They found a cure for polio, and people who are HIV positive can live normal lives with modern medications. I care because cancer has taken several people who were nearest and dearest, beginning with my mother when I was just 31 with 3 small children, and my father later on. One died from ovarian cancer and one from lung cancer. I lost a beloved niece to colon cancer( in her early 40s) and, in the last year, two special friends. The losses are cumulative and take their toll. There have been others, like 2 of my best friends. That is why I care and why I support Princess Margaret. The fight hurts so many more than just the patient, and most of us have experienced similar pain. I’d like to see my grandchildren spared this painful journey.
