Are We Losing the War?

I worry that readers will become numb to me posting about melanoma losses...kind of how we were right on the edge of our seats when the war in Iraq started, and barely blink an eye now to the lives lost because it has become the norm on the news. I personally try not to do this, I try to read each story about lives lost in fighting and pray that our world might find peace. The same way, I choose to reflect on those lost to melanoma. I suppose it is the connection found with anything...those of you who have lost a parent can relate to others who also have...those who have lost a child have a connection to others who have had the same loss. The list goes on. Sometimes the loss itself doesn't have to be identical, just the sheer fact that there was a life-changing loss, that might bring you into the comfort of another, or make you the comforter.

I often have listed those lost to melanoma over the past year. But the website was mainly dedicated to getting the information out about Brian. Now that Brian is safely home, I am trying to find my purpose in this whole melanoma battle again. It seems to be one of awareness, although I have tried to include that all along, it seems to be something I can talk more on and share now.

I don't know how often, probably as often as I see the news, I am going to be doing a melanoma world update. It is important to me to remember others lost to the beast that took my Brian. It is also important to me to celebrate those who are seemingly winning the battle. That brings me hope. My desire to rid the world of this cancer is no less now that winning the war on melanoma won't help Brian. It is that empathetic side of any good human that tells me I have learned too much to turn back. I am trying to use the knowledge that I have, the support I've received, to encourage and support others, both those in the battle, and those losing the battle.

Thanks for your support,
Jenni

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