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Ebola Outbreak

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Let us keep the Ebola stricken people of West Africa in our thoughts and our prayers. Often we are oblivious about situations until they affect us personally. We have to remember that the more Ebola spreads across Africa the more likelihood it is of spreading to other regions of the world.

So far about five thousand one hundred and sixty persons have died. Liberia has the most deaths followed by Sierra Leone and Guinea. Many children are now orphans because of the disease and we can only hope that a cure will be found soon.

We must pay tribute to Doctors Without Borders who are in the regions treating Ebola Patients, as well as all the other to health worker who are risking their lives to help others. They are the true heroes. Some have died but others continue to fight on. Let us pray that God will grant them the strength and courage to carry on.

Who Will Find The Cure

First there was AIDS now there is EBOLA and years down the road it will be something else. These diseases are springing up out of nowhere and there are more questions than answers. It is interesting and somewhat ironic that the more drugs and vaccines that come on the market the more diseases we have. Also interesting is the fact that the more money that is pumped into research for a cure for cancer each year, the more we see a rise in cancer patients.

We scratch our heads and wonder why cancer is now so prevalent. The truth is that there are a lot of drugs currently on the market with cancer causing agents. Drug companies of course promote these drugs as having great benefits and downplay the high risk of the users getting cancer.

I strongly believe that a cure can be found for cancer but if we are waiting for big cooperation to find that cure it is not going to happen. Cancer treatment drugs is a multi million dollar business. Drug manufacturing companies and others in the health sector make millions each year treating cancer patients. They are not going to be willing to give that up. If a cure is found it therefore has to be one that will make millions for these drug companies and others involved, anything else is a lost cause.

It is up to the people who really care about finding a cure to do the research and find the cure. A cure that those affected will be able to afford. The trouble is that they are not going to get the big funding that those who are pretending to find a cure are getting. Yet they must not see this as a deterrent. The little people must come together in unity and do the research. They must also be prepared to face roadblock and opposition from those who have something to lose. It is not going to be an easy road but know this one thing, it is up to those who care about lives and not so much the money, to find the cure. Until people realize this we will continue to see increase in the number of cancer cases. As for those man-made diseases such as AIDES and EBOLA ……well that’s a whole different story and I can’t seem to get past the word WHY?

Be Thankful

We sometimes get caught up in the hustle and bustle of life. We worry about paying the bills and trying to make ends meet. We complain about the price of commodities and the fact that wages are low. We are dissatisfied with our jobs and our economic situation and we often do not realize how fortunate we are.

If we should stop for a moment and turn our focus to the plight of people in other regions of the world we would understand that we very fortunate.

Millions are living in areas where there is constant warfare and heavy artillery fire is the order of the day. Innocent civilians, men, women and children go through each day wondering, will I survive to see tomorrow? At night the sound of heavy high powered weapons of destruction keep them awake and they wonder, will I live to see tomorrow?

Whilst some are facing war there are others who are battling diseases. The Ebola outbreak in parts of Africa presents a serious health crisis. There is no cure and over 1700 people are believed to be infected. There are more than 900 deaths so far.

We are fortunate that we are in the regions that we are so let us be grateful and give thanks. While we give thanks let us remember to pray for those in the war and disease stricken regions.