As most of you know my wife recently passed away due to melanoma. Having now being effected by cancer makes one view life differently. I have two wonderful teaching colleagues, one in New Zealand, and one here in Bangladesh, who have had breast cancer. They are both strong, inspirational women and great friends who have at present won their struggle with cancer. They both have loving people around them and have been people who have been wonderfully supportive to me. But from talking to them and reading their writings I know how their perspective on life has altered because of the impact of cancer.
Last weekend another person I know passed away from cancer. I did not know him that well. He was a parent of children from my school in New Zealand. He and his wife were very supportive to me and I meet them most Saturdays on the the side of the football (soccer) pitch. As English immigrants they were pretty keen on football and their boys weren't half bad players.
But cancer struck and through the wonders of Facebook I became connected. The strength and character of people around him says so much about him and his family.
The death of this person really hurt! Why, because cancer draws you in! It effects everyone! Near and far away! Close and distant.
This post has been hard to write but it needs to be said.
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