Wandering Along the Path: Right Speech

I'm going with a friend to a symposium tonight about new research on breast cancer.  We've been going to these together since she and my daughter were first diagnosed with breast cancer, over five years ago.  I've had a lot of friends survive breast cancer, and mostly there was no reoccurence, but I've lost friends also.  My friend had a good diagnosis, and had only radiation, and despite some side effects from the surgery, she's thriving.  But her world has changed, and she has been in a support group and weekly also sees friends she's made who struggle with the illness.  My daughter had a stage two diagnosis and underwent double chemo and the maximum radiation,  and almost a year and a half ago it appeared again:  stage four with spots in the brain.  They did radiation for the brain then got her on a chemo pill twice a day that got rid of the cancer, but recently, she had one tiny spot on the brain and a one time radiation.  So she's fighting the good fight in a way that is ever present and worrisome.  I go to these talks and then write up what the doctors say about prevention, diet, treatments and cutting edge new procedures.  Then I sent it to my daughters, daughters-in-law and any other friends who might like the information.  I know researchers are working hard, and there is a lot of money for breast cancer research, and I pray that this scourge is eradicated.  And very soon.