When A Friend Asked that We Repost on FB a story about How We've Lost Many To Cancer and How Difficult The Disease Is, Many Showed Support

Here is my response to our friend and public personality in our small towns of CT who posted that as one commenter shared, #CancerSucks.That is shared in the spirit of digging deep into the miserable reality of anyone hearing the news, getting treatments that have their own side effects and impact, and then sadly for those succumbing to the illness which can seem merciless.

We could share in memory of those who died from it, and likely we could all come up with a list of our top ten people, and another ten and even more if we were in support groups or at events such as Relay For Life to raise funds for cancer research and maybe support for people.

Special funds like The Jane Lloyd Fund in Salisbury CT galvinize a dedicated spirited group of people in the hundreds every year to enjoy a clam bake and such on a scenic hill, Selleck Hill, just behind LaBonne's on Main Street, before the lovely stone Scoville Memorial Library (which was recently renovated with high acclaim.)

But back to the idea of 'whose had cancer, whose died from it, whose family and friends have suffered the journey and had their life paths shaped by that challenge...'

If it's not cancer but another illness or struggle, the numbers grow exponentially. The tale of someone wishing there were no death and being granted a wish for a cure-all if they could find one household of people who had not known death ends up realizing that death goes hand and hand with life.

But the growing number of cases, the gazillions spent on research and 'treatments' have left our society newly defined as 'cancer survivors' or otherwise bargaining for our health when we thought early mortality was something that died out  with the Viet Nam War in the 1960s...or a long time ago.

But it just isn't so and maybe we are not asking Enough Questions in Forums not only online but in more public circles..on Facebook where people can weigh in, and on blogs like this one where people can Keep Exploring the Philosophical and Spiritual Implications about our Mortality, Life Journeys and Shared Connections, and Our Spirituality while alive and after mortal passing away..or death.

Likely it's time to look up the definition of death, since there are a few key ones we all really should know (our lives, life support or organ donation choices or decisions by others based on our wishes or possibly their own beliefs or professional opinions may all come into play at each stage of a decline.)

There is 'brain dead' meaning the brain has no activity but the heart is still beating. Then there is brain and heart not functioning which is dead (or Dead dead.) I will get more technical in another post (and likely have but will try to number or otherwise put a table of contents together to help clarify topics covered.)

The overall point is that if someone is an organ donor, that can happen when a person is 'brain dead' but the heart is still beating. If the heart stops, the organs likely need to be 'harvested' within a few minutes to be useable. That delicate topic is explored on another post as well. This post is mainly to share what I put on Facebook and hope it helps others explore these topics before they are needed.

Thanks for all you do to take good care of yourself on many levels (from living a life that works for you and others in a balanced way or at least with some mini breaks for centering one's mind and breathe, being grateful and feeling valued and doing your basic ADLs, Activities of Daily Living in a way you could summarize with some pride and even pizzazz.

Life is what you make it in part, and the struggle part could be shared ideally with a team to lighten your load (whether housework, rides, support on any level from childcare to work or socializing, counseling and so on.)

Every person generally could Prevent some illness and decline by having a buddy or two to check in with, not have to feel indebted to but more of friendship network. I think that's half the success of the Toastmasters Program.(Do Check one out online even or see TED Talks..see I'm reminding myself to do both of those things by jotting that down.)

Likely we could replicate that with a friendly support group for any age  or stage of life, issue or illness and see everyone evolve with love along the way. Thanks for chiming in as you can on this blog or online or when with others even with a friendly hello or look.

We are all connected says Gregg Braden and many other thinkers and can be on each other's team of support. That's half the battle right there. With sincere hopes for breakthroughs and healings on many levels and good memories and even connections with others who have crossed over (as that  may be possible and work for anyone in a positive way whether in dreams, signs, ideas, songs, wonders, help or bright ideas and more.) We are one big 'inseparable' family of friends and can aspire to live that way..and yes, even die that way when any or out times come...