I'm sorry to hear that. It's such a horrible disease. And painful for everyone involved. I have been close to it myself recently. Losing my own mother and now my cousin is going through chemo at the moment. It's a subject close to me and it also makes me BLOODY ANGRY.

Pandemic ? Maybe. But perhaps not of the effect but more of the cause.

Many of us fear cancer. And for some it is truly is unavoidable. Fate, genetics etc.

But how many of us invite it. Or do very little to lower the chances.

Smoking , drinking, eating processed food, too much sugar, lack of vegetables, not exercising enough etc.

I've lost over ten friends to cancer. As well as my mother. And as far as I remember, they were mostly smokers, obese or heavy drinkers. Or lived on cheap processed meat.


But of course. You may live the life of a saint and still be afflicted.

A quick Google predicts that 30-50% of cancers are preventable.

I believe that number is MUCH higher. Because no Government will never admit that their policies on environment, pesticides, food and water quality are killing the population.

Cancer is tragic. And my heart goes out to anyone who goes through it.

But it is also OUR OWN responsibility to do our best to prevent it. And if we all took this more seriously, then the strain on the health service maybe 50% less than it is. And everyone can get the treatment they need. Much faster and more efficiently.

So if you're reading this whilst eating a cheap chemically processed bacon sandwich, on bleached white bread, with sugared processed instant coffee, with a cigarette smouldering in your ashtray, before getting back onto the couch... Then think about how many bullets you're loading into the chamber before playing Russian roulette with Cancer.

Because it is ALWAYS hardest on those who are left behind with a possibly preventable death.

I'm sorry if this post seems insensitive or patronising. But it is a subject that stirs emotion in me.

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Rode some bikes.
Fix them for a living.
Can't say anymore.