More than 2 years ago, in the midst of my late wife’s struggle against cancer, I attempted, to no avail, to understand the history of that disease, that disease which has been given all different names including the title of a book written by Siddhartha Mukherjee, namely: “The Emperor of All Maladies”.
In recent years, apart from my dear wife’s final surrender to that disease, I witnessed several of my family members and friends struggle to beat different forms of that disease but, alas, they all finally succumbed to the violence of that enemy that has no age or sex discrimination!
Alas again, scientific studies and research over the past more than a hundred years in the field of cancer and how to conquer it, has shown little progress in spite of the funds expended in finding effective remedies and/or cures.
Needless to say, families and friends that witness the struggle waged by those who are afflicted, end up suffering from mental wounds and are left with scars of varied magnitude that persist for the rest of their lives.
Apart from hoping and praying for an effective breakthrough in beating that disease, I am left with no better description than to say that this has been and continues to be the Cruelest of all Maladies!
Hani Badawi
November 25, 2017
In recent years, apart from my dear wife’s final surrender to that disease, I witnessed several of my family members and friends struggle to beat different forms of that disease but, alas, they all finally succumbed to the violence of that enemy that has no age or sex discrimination!
Alas again, scientific studies and research over the past more than a hundred years in the field of cancer and how to conquer it, has shown little progress in spite of the funds expended in finding effective remedies and/or cures.
Needless to say, families and friends that witness the struggle waged by those who are afflicted, end up suffering from mental wounds and are left with scars of varied magnitude that persist for the rest of their lives.
Apart from hoping and praying for an effective breakthrough in beating that disease, I am left with no better description than to say that this has been and continues to be the Cruelest of all Maladies!
Hani Badawi
November 25, 2017
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