Time to get serious

So I know most of you probably read this blog for entertainment value and honestly, most of the time, I write this blog for entertainment. However, this is one time when I would like to get serious. There are a lot of things out there that can harm us. Unfortunately,cancer is one of them. You know what else used to hurt us? Polio and small pox. You know why they don't anymore? It's because research allowed us to find vaccines and effective treatments. Don't kid yourself into thinking this can't be done with cancer. So on that sad note, I would like you all to consider the people in your lives who might have dealt with some form of cancer. Consider how you would feel if one of your loved ones or friends was diagnosed with cancer. This is something we can prevent. All it takes is research. Unfortunately, like everything else in life, research takes money ( a lot of money if you actually want to find a cure). So the point of this post was to encourage you to think about doing something about this. This could be as simple as learning more about cancer, or donating money to fund research. You could also be more involved and become one of the researchers looking for a cure or start your own fundraisers in your community. Anything is better than nothing.

The following are some links for more information if you are interested:
http://www.chordomafoundation.org/ : this is a foundation devoted to a specific type of cancer which one of my friends was diagnosed with. Since it is rare, government funding is low and contributions would be greatly appreciated.

cbcf.org: Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation

www.cancer.ca : Canadian Cancer Society