Making fun of someone who died of cancer, has cancer, or potentially has cancer is NO JOKE!!!!!! [View all]

[loyalkydem]

This is going to be painful for me to type this as I am a very private person, but as friends and family have pointed out, sometimes getting support is more medicine than just not getting any support at all. I have had enough of right wing trolls who have attacked Joe Soptic over the poor man who lost his wife to cancer in 22 days.

My family has suffered with cancer. You have no idea what we go through when a family member has cancer. My father for example, may he rest in peace, died of pancreatic cancer. Lucky for us, medicare was able tot ti take care of him and allowed him to live out for about 12 months before he finally died in 2008.

My grandfather and my grandmother also died of cancer but were able to live because of medicare coverage. The only person in my family that was not able to benefit from medicare was my Uncle Melvin who died in just six months upon learning he had the same disease my father had.

Recently, I just learned that I may be have Leukemia which as you know w is a disease of the blood. When the doctor tells you that you have Leukemic cells but they can't determine your blood count and that they must send the blood off for testing, the waiting game is what kills you. Your mind dwells on the possibility that you may get sick. That adds stress on you like you wouldn't believe.

The uncertainly, the fear, it messes with your mind. You want an answer right away but you know you can't and you have to wait while at the same time people telling you that it's going to be all right. It's very scary waiting to find out weather you have a disease like Leukemia. Thankfully, I have a great support group of friends on facebook and I have my family encouraging me.

But what makes me angry is the fact that I see Republican trolls posting hateful messages against Joe Soptic. The man lost his job through NO FAULT of his own okay. This caused him to lose his health insurance, his wife did have a part time job with benefits but lost her job. There for she lost her insurance.

Please read my words carefully as I'm holding back tears as I type this. Please listen to the commercial as Joe tells his painful story. He at no point accused Mitt Romney of murder. You're being spoon fed talking points from the right. Do not dare make fun or show how hatred you are of people who have had cancer or are going through cancer without reading the facts of what these people have to go through.

All forms of cancer are painful to deal with and its taking me all the courage I have to type this post out. So please keep an open mind when dealing with cancer survivors or people who are potentially having to deal with the illness. Thank you.