I believe cancer is one of the least pronounced or publicly campaigned diseases, yet it is the most dangerous of all the conditions that have threatened our health for the past century. Unlike HIV AIDS that has received global attention, with donors globally pushing for its prevention, cancer is indubitably not even getting any closer to the massive funds channeled to getting its cure or prevention. The past five years has completely changed my perspective of cancer. I now dread it more than even HIV AIDS or leprosy. My new view of the disease stems from my individual experience nursing a sick uncle, who not only left the family bankrupt but also succumbed to colon cancer late last December. Not even our entire health insurance policy could suffice his weekly chemotherapy sessions. All I remember is our family doctor mentioning that he was at stage four of the disease and had just less than one year to live. We all knew that the curtains would fall soon on him and sure we buried him after all the struggles. This was the most traumatizing moment in my entire life, which also arguably changed my outlook of life.
I was very mentally disturbed and depressed on learning that nothing medical professional doctors or our spiritual church could do to save his life, who at the time of this revelation had lost the more substantial part of his colon. He was my hero because I grew up aspiring to get into his career path, music. He was a national celebrity, an icon to our village, and most importantly my mentor. However, he was at stage four of colon cancer and was restless at all times. I was personally distressed seeing how he regularly encountered rectal bleeding, persistent abdominal discomfort, diarrhea, and an alarming weight loss. At the time of his death, he was weighing less than 40kg, with his entire rib cage exposed. His whole life was supported by machines, including electrocardiograms, eating, oxygen, and defecation.
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In summary, my entire encounter with cancer changed my viewpoint of life. I now feel that money, wealth, fame, and all other material things do not matter in life. Instead, waking up healthy is critical and the most valuable aspect of life. No one should take for granted the fact that they have a normally functioning liver, heart, kidney, or circulatory system because diseases like cancer can change that any moment. I would advise international organizations like the United Nations to intensify cancer campaigns for everyone to understand how dreadful the condition can get. These campaigns should primarily focus on the need for early diagnosis. My uncle never received effective care because of late detection. Cancer is a killer disease, and I believe it is the right moment to declare it a global epidemic.
