Well I guess this rings true with a lot of things and
Gary you are so right Life is terminal. The day you are born you start to die but it all depends on what you do with it. How you react and deal with what life throws at you. You can lie down and submit or you can fight. Everyone here I have met are fighters and have gone the extra mile. I guess thats why this topic bothers me so much. We didn't choose to have oral cancer and a lot of us never smoked or drank or chewed or anything but are still here. I talked to who used to be my close dear friend last night whom I haven't talked to in a very long time. I told her I had a very hard year and all the events including my fight with oral cancer. The first words out of her mouth were not Are you ok,,,no real concern for me just said well I guess smoking is out...and not what happened or anything...Total blame on me...I was speechless....The conversation went on without any other reference to my cancer...I was hurt!!!

But I guess there are people out there...hmmmm makes you wonder...