One of my workmates was waiting for me when I finally made it to my office early this morning. Her network card was dead and I replaced it. She was very depressed though and I told her that a flimsy network card is no reason to be crying. She then broke down and told me why she was depressed. The story will haunt me for a some time. It is a story too familiar these days.
One of her patients had terminal cancer. She was a young mother and a very fine human being. She passed away yesterday, surrounded by her two children at 8 and 10 years old, her husband and her parents. She was one of far too many young parents passing away these days. Cancer patients slowly withering away surrounded by young children who will be traumatised forever.
I cannot even start to imagine how this must feel for parents and children alike. But I cannot imagine there is any bigger tragedy in today's socalled developed world than young mothers dying of cancer, surrounded by their young children. The young mothers torn apart by both this horrible illness and their mother instincts.
And then I feel such a wild rage and blind hatred towards cancer and all this unspeakable misery it brings to us human beings. Cancer is not a fashionable illness. But nothing destroys and ravages societies as much as cancer does. I speak of personal and professional experiences. Experiences I would have given everything to have been without. But nobody can turn a blind eye to cancer. The facts speaks for itself: One in three will get it. Not everyone will die, but all of us will sooner or later be scarred by cancer in some form or another. That is why I am pretty heavy involved in raising awareness and raising funds for cancer charities.
I am extreme happy that I could celebrate Christmas together with my family which at that was not torn apart by cancer. I remember all these good times. All those useful clothes I got instead of the cassettes and CDs I rather wanted is also remember by affection. I was angry then, but misty eyed happy now. I also remember my two uncles who are sadly not with me after loosing their battles against cancer. And my heart and tears goes out to the young children who has lost their mother and father this year due to the icecold grip of cancer. This is such an unspeakable tragedy and I just feel so frustrated about it all. This should not happen in our world today. For the sake of our children, this has to stop.
Please have a happy Christmas and a Happy New Year. But also please donate some money to support the fight against the biggest injustice in our society today; cancer.
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