Day 58 of...98 Days...Opt out

"Opt out".  That was literally the entire response I received when I sent an appeal/ ask for support LLS letter via e-mail.  I have to say it took me by surprise.  I just stared at that very powerful phrase that set off a series of emotions for me.  At first I was saying to myself are you kidding me opt out of what?  This wasn't a monthly e-newsletter; this was a plea for funding research to find a cure so we wouldn't lose another life.  Then I thought oh what if this person just went through some horrible ordeal and that was all they could muster to say because it was too painful too hard.

So then I started to look at that word more closely and thought you know what a great goal to have the ability to opt out of blood cancer.  The doctor comes in after running a series of tests on you or a child or a loved one and out of nowhere the diagnosis is Leukemia, Lymphoma or Myeloma and you said no we opt out.  We refuse to be a part of the lunacy that will begin the treatments the therapies the chemo the sickness the pain the possibility of losing the battle against it we just opt out.

If at this very point in time it could be that easy.  If it were I wouldn't be here day after day asking for your help your donations a $1, $5 it doesn't matter every dollar can stop us from losing another in the next 10 minutes to blood cancer.  So together let's make this the "opt out" campaign for blood cancer.  Please help me spread the word and when we rally enough people and funding then when someone is diagnosed with this devastating disease they can say I opt out now give me the cure.