Today is World Cancer Day. 21 years ago August 12, cancer claimed
another victim. Cancer didn’t just claim
a faceless victim that day. On that day
I lost my mom to cancer. She was 51
years old when she died. She seemed so
full of life, so full of joy, and lit up my world. Sadly that day cancer doused her light
forever and part of me died with her.
She didn’t even last a year after the diagnosis of Multiple Myeloma, a
cancer that attacks the blood marrow. By
the time of diagnosis the disease had attacked her whole skeletal system. There was absolutely nothing that could be
done except to endure the pain and wait for death to come.
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Maybe if she had made going to the
doctor a priority, maybe if she was diligent in going for checkups, the dreaded
disease could have been contained and stopped before it spread so wildly out of
control. Maybe she would have stood a
chance. Just maybe I would still have my
mother and my kids would have had their grandma. World cancer day is all about spreading
awareness, promoting early detection, and getting ahead of the dreaded disease
before it claims another victim. It is
about research, learning even more, and dispelling the myths. It is about being informed. Only when we are informed, can we be
protected. Only then can we fight so
that maybe one more life can be saved and maybe, just maybe another won’t have
to endure the excruciating pain, sorrow, and aftermath of devastating loss.
Remember
cancer can be prevented.
Spread awareness and in doing so, give hope.
