Very well said Mike, as usual, you were very thoughtful.
I did have an interesting talk with a very old friend of the family last week. (He came to see me and ask about my father. Hell, he drove past my fathers house to see me. I said "Why don't you ask HIM?" It seems that the my fathers generation is embarassed that they are getting older and have health problems. So they sit at home rather than socialize. They don't want their friends to see them falling apart.)
During this conversation, ED, told me that having cancer 40 years ago was a family embarassment. His mother died from cancer and his father would never let ANYone speak of it. it was as if the disease was a black mark on the family. ED could not believe I talked about it so publicly, and said my father was quite mortified that the town knew about it.
From what I can see, there are many form of cancer....They are ALL Ugly. So, Mike, I like the CANCER SCHMANSER idea. Its all bad. We don't need to pick up sides of the cancer battle. We're all on the same side.
George
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