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In reply to the discussion: Making fun of someone who died of cancer, has cancer, or potentially has cancer is NO JOKE!!!!!! [View all]Robyn66
(1,675 posts)42. K&R from a Breast Cancer Survivor
I lost my mother to Lung cancer when she was 51. During her illness I spent many many hours on the phone fighting with insurance companies to get them to cover the hospitals and treatments she needed. I lost my Mother in law to breast cancer two years ago and I had breast cancer at the same time she did, only I was lucky enough to have and "better" kind of cancer and (we think )better care.
We live in a world where it seems compassion and caring for your fellow man are now unrealistic expectations.
Take care of yourself, get rest, eat healthy I wish you all the best.
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Making fun of someone who died of cancer, has cancer, or potentially has cancer is NO JOKE!!!!!! [View all]
loyalkydem
Aug 2012
OP
I know that no one at DI has ever made fun of those with cancer or any life-threatening ailment.
RebelOne
Aug 2012
#9
Making fun of a guy whose wife died of cancer due to his greed-mandated layoff...
Ken Burch
Aug 2012
#20
only heartless assholes make fun of poor, sick, struggling, deperate people
noiretextatique
Aug 2012
#45
I just returned from the hospital where my wife had the chemo port removed.
Tierra_y_Libertad
Aug 2012
#46
Wishing you well, my husband had a bone marrow transplant for acute leukemia ...
slipslidingaway
Aug 2012
#52