Recently in the news another person has admitted to faking that they had terminal cancer. This was the third case this year in Canada .The other 2 had fund raisers , community support and they played out this charade till they were caught . The same with this new case , he was exposed and came clean . He went on to explain why he did what he did .
Now let me blunt as possible , I do not care what his motives were , nor do I care what the others reasons for faking they had cancer. No matter what or how they reason this deception out, what they did was morally reprehensible . The emotional pain and fear they put so many people through is wrong. Plus it is a kick in the gut to all who are truly fighting this horrible disease.
Cancer has been a word in my life for a long time. From grandparents to my Mom and my wife .Having watched my Mom battle this horrid disease and die from it , holding my Grandmothers hand as she entered eternity , after bowel cancer came back and she couldn't rally from the surgery .Then caring for my wife who had to endure 17 hours of surgery ,reconstruction on her face , 6 weeks of radiation and chemo as well and thanks to the grace of God , she has rallied and is doing well. So when I read that people faked they had cancer , it gets my blood hot.
Cancer effects the whole family. It takes over and dominates ones whole life . From the appointments to the treatments . Then the emotional drain. The fear of losing someone you love . Its like your whole life is in some sort of twilight zone. Its hard to forget about it . Even on good days , it only takes one brief second for it to take over your thoughts .
So no matter what these individuals say try to justify why they did what they did , they are without excuse.They also owe every person who has battled this disease an apology . Then they should make them work for a year in a cancer ward . What they did was despicable to me . No excuses .
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Having not read the articles, the only thing that I can think of is maybe they wanted the attention. It's quite an overwhelming attention. Yes, some people can't deal and drop you like a rock. But, other people are overwhelmingly kind and generous. Because of their stupid actions, I hope it won't put people off of being kind or make them cynical. All I can say, from someone whose been there, thank you. Love you, Mrs Reg
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