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**mealiusarses** · 04-10-2011, 03:21 AM

Most people don't want think about terrible diseases like Cancer or HIV, and understandably so, who wants to burden themselves with such depressing thoughts? We all have our own problems we have to deal with and shouldn't be made to feel guilty for not wanting to understand these things, many of us will eventually experience it anyway, directly or indirectly, whether we want to or not.

That's why sometimes having something like this publicized can be a good thing, it brings such matters to the attention of many people who may never have otherwise stopped to think about these things. But rather than feeling bad or guilty that they don't or haven't, it should be a chance to learn and perhaps feel compassion for a fellow human who is going through hell, keeping in mind that it could eventually happen to you or someone you love.

Great post, I have lost many family members to cancer. The more awareness the better, my Aunt had bowel cancer which currently is almost incurable. If she had an option to detect it earlier, she may well have survived. The exposure that famous people get when they are ill, can only serve to increase awareness in the long term.

04-10-2011, 03:21 AM	#38
mealiusarses Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 379 Senior Member	Most people don't want think about terrible diseases like Cancer or HIV, and understandably so, who wants to burden themselves with such depressing thoughts? We all have our own problems we have to deal with and shouldn't be made to feel guilty for not wanting to understand these things, many of us will eventually experience it anyway, directly or indirectly, whether we want to or not. That's why sometimes having something like this publicized can be a good thing, it brings such matters to the attention of many people who may never have otherwise stopped to think about these things. But rather than feeling bad or guilty that they don't or haven't, it should be a chance to learn and perhaps feel compassion for a fellow human who is going through hell, keeping in mind that it could eventually happen to you or someone you love. Great post, I have lost many family members to cancer. The more awareness the better, my Aunt had bowel cancer which currently is almost incurable. If she had an option to detect it earlier, she may well have survived. The exposure that famous people get when they are ill, can only serve to increase awareness in the long term.
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