This past weekend, I had a death in the family. Not my actual immediate family, but in the growing collection of individuals that have cancer and are in some way connected to me. No matter what the connection, whether it be a neighbor, member of the PTA, friend of a friend,or business contact, we are all members of this family, which (instead of a gene pool) has a disease as a basis. We all cheer each other on in the good times, and pray for each other in the bad. The fact that we may never have met each other-or even spoken to each other- does not matter. The bond, although not tangible, exists. So tonight, although I mourn for a life lost to cancer, I rejoice in knowing that there is no more pain for him. And I say a prayer for his loved ones.
