Why give to our cause?-
In our lifetime, we have seen breast cancer go from a horrible and cureless disease to a horrible but manageable,
mostly curable disease. The only reason this has become so is because the disease was so prevalent, killing our
mothers, daughters, sisters, wives and girl friends on such a frequent occasion that a cure was an absolute must.
The call was heard by many voices, and people from all walks of life gave their time and money to help. Research
was funded, and a cure was found. Now anyone can passively donate to Breast Cancer research by simply buying a
pink pen or a pack of toilet paper that shows a pink ribbon.
That is the miracle. Millions of women will now live through the generosity of millions of others who heard their cries.
The story of Leiomyosarcoma is very different. Our voice is so small that no one can hear it. With only hundreds of
people diagnosed, most people have never heard of it. Our mothers, daughters, sisters, wives and girlfriends are
dying. So are our fathers, sons, brothers, and husbands. They may be fewer, but the disease is no less vicious and
cruel. The tumors grow large and fast, and with a long-term survival rate of less than 25%, we are desperate to find
a cure.
Although only hundreds have this cancer, the people who care for these victims are thousands strong. But we still
need more voices in order to be heard.
Without more people to raise awareness and donate money for research, LMS will remain an unheard of cancer,
with the only people who know it being the people who die from it, or the ones who cared for someone who did.
In our lifetime, we have seen breast cancer go from a horrible and cureless disease to a horrible but manageable,
mostly curable disease. The only reason this has become so is because the disease was so prevalent, killing our
mothers, daughters, sisters, wives and girl friends on such a frequent occasion that a cure was an absolute must.
The call was heard by many voices, and people from all walks of life gave their time and money to help. Research
was funded, and a cure was found. Now anyone can passively donate to Breast Cancer research by simply buying a
pink pen or a pack of toilet paper that shows a pink ribbon.
That is the miracle. Millions of women will now live through the generosity of millions of others who heard their cries.
The story of Leiomyosarcoma is very different. Our voice is so small that no one can hear it. With only hundreds of
people diagnosed, most people have never heard of it. Our mothers, daughters, sisters, wives and girlfriends are
dying. So are our fathers, sons, brothers, and husbands. They may be fewer, but the disease is no less vicious and
cruel. The tumors grow large and fast, and with a long-term survival rate of less than 25%, we are desperate to find
a cure.
Although only hundreds have this cancer, the people who care for these victims are thousands strong. But we still
need more voices in order to be heard.
Without more people to raise awareness and donate money for research, LMS will remain an unheard of cancer,
with the only people who know it being the people who die from it, or the ones who cared for someone who did.
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