She Sat On His Face
This has to be the funniest title for a news article that I’ve ever seen:
Done and Done
I’ve been a Twitter subscriber for two years, but never realized the addictive fun of “tweeting” until a few months ago. During my early days of trying to understand the logistics, I ran across the Twitter account of Drew Olanoff, a young man with cancer.
I followed and watched as Drew expressed his pain and anger at this impartial disease. And I watched as he fought back…as he made it clear, he was not giving up or giving in…as he used his Twitter name (@drew) to draw attention and money to his fight…as he became stronger and stronger and won. Yes….he won…and only he can tell us the depths of hell he went through to defeat this nasty, ghastly disease.
And today is his 30th birthday. He could have given in….he could have slipped away….we could have never known the courage he has….and we would have never been able to say “Thank You”.
Dearest Drew,
Thank you….from the bottom of our hearts….for helping all of us understand that a cancer diagnosis should not be a death sentence or something we’re ashamed of, but should be met head on with the determination that it will not control nor take one minute away from our lives.
Thank you for being brave enough to publicly discuss your cancer. More people than you can imagine have benefitted from your willingness to share your dark secrets.
Happy Birthday, Drew. No person in the world deserves this birthday more than you.
Blessing and love,
Kit White