How many people do you know that have or have had cancer? In my immediate family, there are three. My dad and father-in-law both had melanoma. My mum had cancer in her eye. Include me and there are four of us.
Cast that net a little further to my extended family and the number increases by another four. My gramps had it and sadly died from it, Nik’s grandfather had it, and two aunties on Nik’s side had breast cancer it, but only one of them survived it.
Spread that a touch further to friends and family friends and the number jumps again. Suddenly, there’s another 10 people, including five more women with breast cancer.
That’s 18 people in my life. Far too many. And that’s just the people who have had it. Cancer changes the life of people around the patients too.
114,000 new cases of cancer are diagnosed in Australia each year. That’s 312 people a day.
Once again, far too many.
It just goes to show how important cancer research is, how crucial research funds are, and how vital a support network is. So sign up or support someone in the 2010 Mother's Day Classic and help do your bit.
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