When I watch a little tv lately I see advertisements for fund raising - ads that show several children who are ill with cancer or other things, spending their time in the medical facility that's asking for funding, struggling with their condition. These sadden and bother me for several reasons. First - I love kids. As some here probably noticed, I have a big soft spot for kids in my heart. When I see these ads it's not unusual for me to have to dry my eyes to get back to what I was watching (usually golf). But, there's another things in the back of my mind that I'd like to mention here. Based on things I've seen I've come to realize that it's very easy for a child to get a diagnosis of cancer when they don't have it. This is the "mind blowing" part. It's my understanding that, officially, childhood cancers are on the rise. Based on something that friends of ours went through it also occurred to me that it's very possible for kids to get a diagnosis, and be subjected to chemo when they never had cancer. So, would you ever think our society could/would do that? It's a multi-faceted question. It's disturbing to think about. However...I can't see children in those ads and not think back about what we've seen with our friends.