dying young

Cancer is a dangerous disease with dangerous consequences, but it is not now a disease that is to be as feared as it was, say a quarter of a century ago. Yes, any sort of sickness seen in any creature, and more so a young child is difficult to witness or know about, but I am sure that with time, humans will be able to conquer and then vanquish cancer completely. I am sure that humans will be able to pinpoint at what stage a person's genes trigger to start malfunctioning and creating abnormalities, and then be able to take preventive care, and this could happen soon, considering the fact that humans have been unraveling a lot of mysteries of the DNA strands. As a cancer survivor (I was diagnosed with stage IV Pancreatic Cancer 9 years ago-a major surgical procedure saved me) I hope that a cure for all kinds of cancer is found soon. I too feel sorry for the parents as well as the child - I am sure that she will fight the disease and some out stronger! My best wishes to her, her family and friends and you!

It really must be hard to get cancer so young. I know someone who had cancer when she was 10, and she is now 19. She had a tumor in her brain, so it affected her pituitary gland and now she still sort of has the body of a 10 year old, because she stopped growing and developing. She's a stronger person now, and I like her very much. I just met her this year, though. While it would be just awful to have a child with cancer, I think the best thing to do is to just let them be happy, day to day. Even if they were dying, I wouldn't want them to know how bad it was, just that they were going to get better. The best thing to do is to keep a positive outlook, and hopefully she will survive.