Everyone knows somebody whose life has been affected by Cancer.

            According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention it is the second most common cause of death, after Heart Disease.

            The recent announcement that former President Joe Biden was diagnosed with an aggressive form of prostate cancer and that it has spread to his bones is disheartening.

            The reports that his Stage 4 Prostrate Cancer appears to be hormone-sensitive allows for effective management and some hope for the family and himself.

            Thoughts and prayers for anyone suffering from cancer must be serious and shared as they and their loved ones review treatment options and have care provided.

            Should or could it have been diagnosed sooner?  Only trained medical providers can provide an answer to that.   Only trained medical providers should provide an answer to that.

            The keyboard fanatics were quick to jump on social media to post a variety of gossip and rumors about a conspiracy.  The main-stream media is launching story after story about conspiracies.  Many with the opinions of medical providers.

            We learned about the history of Woodrow Wilson suffering a stroke while president in 1919 which left him incapacitated and led to his wife, Edith Wilson, running the White House for the remainder of his term.

            But perhaps, right now, we need to pull in our claws and maintain a sense of decorum as a family suffers.

            Yes, the main stream media must report on items of fact and we need to learn them as we study those reports.  Those news items will help us make our own decisions.

            If errors were made we will learn about them. If an effort was made to not disclose the diagnosis earlier, we will learn about that as well.  Although, if either is true it was a great disservice to President Biden.

            One way or another, Cancer touches us all.