GO FLY A KITE FOR CANCER CURE
On Oct. 31, 2006, Lauren Terrazzano began writing her weekly
column, a chronicle of her life in what she used to call
"Cancerland." This is her final column, which she wrote late
last week.
If someone told me to go fly a kite, I might be a little, well,
offended.
But this kite is slightly different. This kite will be flown on
Cooper's Beach in Southampton over Memorial Day weekend. This
one has a purpose and involves the whole family. This one has an
agenda: to raise awareness and funds for lung cancer research.
The sponsor: a group called Joan's Legacy, the Joan Scarangello
Foundation to ConquerLung Cancer. . . .
While the Joan Scarangello foundation focuses on the non-smoking
population of lung cancer patients, it also tends to be
all-inclusive.
In the interest of full disclosure, I should say that I received
a Joanie Award this year from the group for my journalism
relating to lung cancer. . . .
"I believe in free will when it comes to smoking. We have all
made decisions about it at one point or another.
But I wonder if a teenager or a 20-something woman reading the
magazines has the willpower to stay away from cigarettes, as she
is simultaneously bombarded in neighboring pages with messages
about being thin and how to lose fat.
The fact is, Joe Camel should take a hike. A very long one. In
the desert."
