Deplorable

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I'm not going to name names, and a lot of you on mylot already know, but there is wonderful lady on mylot who is fighting cancer. I got online via Facebook to comment on her latest update, and she was relating how she felt about herself with cancer. A lady had written under her post about her cancer, and that she did it to herself. That people can help from getting cancer. That getting cancer is because you don't take of yourself. I left my own comment and told her it wasn't something she could help, and I wished her well. Apparently, the woman with the deplorable words read my comment and she responded, that yes, you can help from getting cancer. I didn't even aim my reply at her. In response to her comment to me I said there are certain cancers that you cannot get just because you aren't taking care of yourself. I pointed out a nine year old girl recently diagnosed with breast cancer. She was as healthy as a horse, and took fine care of herself. She doesn't even have visible breasts, yet she had a mastectomy, the nine year old. She certainly didn't do it to herself. I also said no matter who would be at fault I would never rail at someone fighting for their lives. It's sad someone would do that. Listen, you can get colon cancer from a poor diet. And that diet might not be because you don't care. It can be what you can afford. I'm thinking specifically of my dad and his family growing up in poverty. They had beans and cornbread every weekday night, and meat only on Sundays. It was red meat because it's cheapest, and they had that available. Well, my aunt got colon cancer in her sixties. She was never overweight. Are we going to blame the cancer on her childhood diet? That's just silly. We can help ourselves in a lot of ways to be healthy and happy. But don't forget, even vegans get cancer, people who live in smog free areas get cancer...you can't pick and choose what life hands to you sometimes. You do the best you can, and you support the people around you. *This is not meant to excuse people who know they're doing wrong by their own health. If someone with a heart problem has been told no fatty foods, and then they eat nothing BUT fried foods...that's on them. So please don't misread my comments.