It has come to my attention that some readers thought my previous posts indicated that I do not care about it, or that I do not care about those who are affected by breast cancer.
That is not the case. I am in favor of cancer awareness and a cure for breast cancer. I am in favor of fundraising to provide funding for those who need help covering medical expenses and for research costs for a cure.
My question has been: As a disease that is the cause of death of only 2% of Americans, why do we seem to care about it more than the things that kill 98%?
I recognize that talking about humans by numbers and percents may sound the opposite of compassionate for those that are affected by any death, whether the cause is a 1% killer or a 40% killer. That hasn’t been my intention at all. My intention has been the reverse, to encourage people to care about the 98% of human deaths and those affected by them as we do about the 2%.
