Three years ago, I was drafted along with 21,000 others in a war against an enemy that has no equal. We’ve been fighting this enemy since before recorded history. Some win the battle, but the war continues.
Cancer is one of the enemies we fear. There is no cure. There are treatments that can cure some people or cause their cancer to go into remission, but no hard and fast cure. We have hope that a cure will be found. The difficulty in this endeavor is that all cancers (over 200 different kinds—30 different types of ovarian cancer alone) are different and they mutate.
None of us chose to be part of this war, but we’re doing our best every day to live a great life. We’re in and out of doctors’ offices, scan units, having blood drawn for labs, and being infused with “cocktails” of the latest chemotherapy/ADC/immunotherapy in our quest for NED (No Evidence of Disease). Buried beneath the crushing weight of all of this is hope and faith—wherever we choose to place ours. (Luke 1:37)
I share this because I want you to know how important cancer research is to those of us currently receiving treatment and those, unfortunately, who will need it in the future. It is life-altering and life-saving. Please share your thoughts and opinions on cancer research funding with your representatives.
May 2, 2025
