(megan Henry)
I should know that September is
cancer awareness month, but until reading a
caring bridge site I follow, I didn't know.
www.caringbridge.org/visit/meganlynn
Megan is a 21 year old nursing student who was
diagnosed with A Wilms' Tumor such as me
at the age of 15. Six years later this young woman
is still battling the disease.
She is so courageous as she continues her daily grind
only to end her day with chemotherapy.
She is amazing.
Today her mother shares some quite interesting statistics
that I feel the need to share.
CANCER IS THE NUMBER ONE CAUSE OF DEATH BY DISEASE
IN CHILDREN.
I OUT OF 5 CHILDREN WITH CANCER DIES.
3 OUT OF 5 CHILDREN SUFFER LONG TERM SIDE EFFECTS
(looks like I am not alone here, but then why are doctors unaware?)
THE US SPENDS 5 BILLION DOLLARS A YEAR ON
CANCER RESEARCH BUT ONLY 3% GOES TO
PEDIATRIC CANCER RESEARCH.
Then she ends with a statement that I have never heard before
but impacted my strongly:
"WHEN YOU LOOSE YOUR PARENTS YOU ARE AN ORPHAN.
WHEN YOU LOOSE YOUR SPOUSE YOU ARE A WIDOW(ER).
THERE IS NO NAME FOR A PARENT WHO LOOSES A CHILD
BECAUSE IT IS JUST TOO UNSPEAKABLE"
So true and her words once again remind me of just
how darn lucky I am to have beaten the odds when kids just didn't survive.
HOBL and I are monthly contributors to St. Jude hospital.
If you are wondering what you can do this month
to assist in the fight, you can donate to St. Jude,
you can pray for cures,
you can follow Megan's fight on caringbridge.
Gold is the color ribbon used to support childhood cancer...
I didn't even know this,
looking for gold ribbon to wear proudly.
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