(My apologies, but please note that this post is heavier than most.)
Cancer does not discriminate. Cancer does not care who you are. It does not care how much money you make. It does not care about the color of your skin. Cancer doesn't even care if you are male or female. Cancer does not care how healthy you are either.
Cancer does not discriminate.
I did not know my grandfather, Joseph Phineas Dunham, who died of lung cancer, but he was the first person I'd ever heard of to die of this horrible disease. We believe this is what helped my grandmother quit smoking.
I have known a handful of other people who have been diagnosed with different types of cancers. Some have passed away and some have survived. Some of them very, very close to me. I remember talking to my sister in law a couple years ago. Her very best friend, whom my niece was named after, died from cancer. When talking to her, I discovered it was such a sudden thing that she still can't believe it. My brother and I talked after that. Her friend was a health nut, constantly running and keeping in shape. Cancer found her anyway.
Cancer does not discriminate.
This morning I got a text message from my boss:
"So sorry to tell you this, Sue passed away this morning."
Sue began feeling symptoms only a week and a half ago. Her boss finally talked her into going to the doctor's Friday afternoon. She was admitted immediately. She was only having symptoms of difficulty breathing. We all figured it was pneumonia since that summer cold is going around. It's amazing how quickly it happened.
Cancer does not discriminate.
