Last Sunday I walked at the Boston Marathon Jimmy Fund Walk. Andy is a patient of the Jimmy Fund Clinic because all of his stem cell transplant specialists work there. The Jimmy Fund specializes in cancer and cancer related diseases but they also see patients with primary immune deficiency.
I walked twenty six point two miles following the same route of the Boston Marathon. More than two thousand people walked to find a cure for cancer and cancer related diseases.
While I was walking I could only think of one thing,
RESEARCHERS, SPECIALISTS and DOCTORS BETTER FIND A CURE FOR CANCER AND CANCER RELATED DISEASES AS SOON AS I REACH THE FINISH LINE!
My feet did hurt and I still have some blisters.
I also thought,
IF I HAD MORE THAN TWO THOUSAND PEOPLE WALKING AND RAISING FUNDS TO HELP ME DO MY JOB… I WOULD BE EXTREMELY MOTIVATED…
And then I thought,
THE SOLUTION MIGHT BE RIGHT IN FRONT OF THEM…
And I went further,
The definition of cancer as I understand it is any malignant growth or tumor caused by abnormal and uncontrolled cell division. And a healthy immune system should prevent any uncontrolled cell division. Healthy bone marrow stem cells (among others) should produce healthy immune system cells. Doctors should focus their research on ways to find healthy stem cells that produce a healthy immune system that prevents uncontrolled cell division.
It may just be that simple: Substitute unhealthy stem cells.