As we celebrate the holidays, wish lists are made for gifts. I have a wish list for cancer.
BY DANA STEWART
PUBLISHED JANUARY 04, 2019
Dana Stewart was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2010 at the age of 32. She is the co-founder of a cancer survivorship organization called The Dragonfly Angel Society. She volunteers as an advocate and mentor, focusing on young adults surviving cancer. She enjoys writing about life as a cancer survivor, as well as connecting survivors to the resources, inspirations and stories that have helped her continue to live her best life, available at www.dragonflyangelsociety.com.
It's the holiday season, which is one of my favorite times of years. As an adult, I don't look forward to the presents and goodies as much as I did when I was a kid. I am all about family time, great food and maybe even a little time off work. However, it is still easy to get hung up in all the great gift ideas, new products, technologies and other fun things the retailers like to throw our way. The holidays are often filled with a bunch of "I want" type statements from all walks of life young and old. I was thinking the other day what would be on my "I want" list that is directly related to cancer. So, here goes:
Want #1: I want a world without cancer. I can feel everyone rolling their eyes here. Yes, we all want a cure is what I know everyone is thinking. Right, obviously. But isn't frustrating that so many people are affected it by it and we still don't have a cure? We can contact someone half way around the world in a millisecond, but we can't figure out how to stop cancer. However, I am keeping it on my want list. If we give up that easy, then this cancer demon will win. There is so much research happening every waking minute on cancer. That's the part that gives me hope and keeps me wanting to dream of a world with no cancer.
Want #1: I want a world without cancer. I can feel everyone rolling their eyes here. Yes, we all want a cure is what I know everyone is thinking. Right, obviously. But isn't frustrating that so many people are affected it by it and we still don't have a cure? We can contact someone half way around the world in a millisecond, but we can't figure out how to stop cancer. However, I am keeping it on my want list. If we give up that easy, then this cancer demon will win. There is so much research happening every waking minute on cancer. That's the part that gives me hope and keeps me wanting to dream of a world with no cancer.
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