Deaths in Threes

It seems to me like death always comes in threes.  This past weekend my parents took turns taking care of me and flying out to go to funerals.   My dad's friend just passed as well as my very good family friend's grandfather.  To complete the trifecta, my mom's friend was going on his daily walk, healthy as ever, and his heart just gave out on him.  Death is so sudden and can be so unexpected, but it can also be a long battle and time for someone to let go.  In times of terrible loss it is amazing to see how people come together.

You never want to see a friend suffering.  One of the hardest battles to fight is cancer.  You have to think that sometimes when someone has been struggling for so long that it is good for them not to have to fight anymore.  My family friend's grandpa had been struggling for a very long time against lung cancer.  I was curious so I decided to look into lung cancer.

Lung Cancer is cancer that forms in tissues of the lung, usually in the cells lining air passages.  It is the second most common type of cancer, aside from skin cancer, for both men and women.  Lung cancer accounts for about 27% of all cancer deaths and is by far the leading cause of cancer death among both men and women. Each year, more people die of lung cancer than of colon, breast, and prostate cancers combined.

Seeing as so many men and women can get lung cancer from smoking, I am hopeful we can lower the number of smokers, thus reducing people's risk of getting lung cancer. If risking your life and having your lungs look like the image down below isn't enough motive, I don't know what will work.