Graham🐝 Edwards

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The reason I will ask you to donate generously...

The reason I will ask you to donate generously...


Waiting rooms are hushed at 9:30 in the evening.

The Princess Margaret Cancer Foundation <2 UHNI know this because a few months back I found myself in one such room as I helped a friend who was having a CT scan. It was where people in gowns wait quietly for their name to be called; wait for diagnostic tests to be completed, and I suppose, wait for the news that comes with these kinds of tests. At the Princess Margret Hospital the news more often than not involves the word cancer.
On this particular night the room was empty except for a couple of people.

Although I tried not to look, tried not to intrude, my eyes were drawn to a woman in her early twenties. Like all young woman she was pretty, and like all people in this room she was clad in a hospital gown; she stared straight ahead — only her hands moved ever so slightly. In the time I spent in that waiting room she never moved except for her hands; her stoic gaze never faltered; she waited alone for her name to be called…

I will ride in the Princess Margaret Hospital’s Ride to Conquer Cancer again to support the advances to defeat cancer in our lifetime and to ensure those who are battling cancer know they are not alone — and that their character is an inspiration to us all.


As Canada’s largest cycling fundraiser, the Ride to Conquer Cancer has raised over $194 million for the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre. The funds raised through the ride support Personalized Cancer Medicine research, treatment advances, education and new standards of care at the hospital, across Ontario and around the world.

Any donations are greatly appreciated.

Please pass this on as you see fit.

iamgpe


#CT #Princess Margret Hospital #Conquer Cancer #Canada #Princess Margaret Hospital
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Graham🐝 Edwards

4 years ago #2

#1
I'm glad you didn't give up Jerry Fletcher... it's harshly beautiful but worth every breath. Thanks for the comment and encouragement!

Jerry Fletcher

4 years ago #1

Graham, Those of us that have know the courage it takes just to wait to be wafted into the clanking MRI or to her the infernal whine of the x-ray machine. There were times sitting in wheel chair between tests that I toyed with the idea of giving up. All should contribute to this charity or any other that strives to conquer this insidious attacker. I'm alive because of the research done by a similar organization. And so it goes.

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