I am not now nor have I ever been a fan of Apple products but this was a brilliant man and a great innovator. I am also saddened to see another life claimed by this horrible, insidious disease cancer. I lost my mom to cancer less than 2 weeks ago so I know what this man's family is going through right now and what they have been through in the recent past. Somehow we have to find a way to beat this diease. 50% of us will either be diagnosed with cancer or will know and love someone who is. Nobody is immune and nobody, no matter how well we try to live our lives is safe from it. When you get it, it wears you down slowly. It robs you of your energy, your spirit and often, at the very end it robs you of your mind and sanity. Too many people suffer as my mother did and Mr Jobs did. Too many families suffer along with them as my family did and Mr. Jobs family surely did as well. We need to stop wasting our research efforts or ridiculous vain things such as "cures" for baldness, "cures" for ageing and we need to redouble our efforts to bring an end to this horrible plague that in some way will eventually touch each and every one of us.
To quote Terry Fox, one of the most courageous and memorable people to ever give his all in fighting this disease "I believe in miracles. I have to because somewhere the hurting must stop." I challenge everyone to do something about this. Participate in a Terry Fox run if they are held in your country/region. Volunteer for your local Cancer Society/Association. Raise money for research, raise awareness and provide care and hope to those who are suffering from cancer right now.
