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Who Will Be the Cancer Candidate in 2020?
So many 2020 presidential candidates.
There is virtually a candidate for every ideology. The candidates represent a diverse array of Americans, and an even more diverse set of campaign priorities.
Medicare. Student loan debt. Gun violence. Immigration. Equal rights. Foreign policy. The economy. The environment.
It is a long list of problems that all desperately need solutions. Those are issues that matter to me.
However, for me, my candidate will have this as a top priority:
A plan to continue to fund research to find cures for as many forms of cancer as possible.
I have watched too many family members and friends die of cancer. From the moment of the devastating diagnosis, to the forced cheerfulness of treatment, to the final acceptance that this brutal disease is often unbeatable, I standby helpless as I watch people I love die in such a horrible way.
Cancer is the terrorist I fear the most. It has invaded this country. It steals money as healthcare coverage is often not enough to pay for all the drugs and treatment required to fight a losing battle. It steals time from us as we watch loved ones leave too soon. It steals dreams as all energy and effort turns towards fighting this menacing disease.