Highway to Heck

People tell me I’m a pretty mellow guy who’s slow to anger. But there are days when I get just a bit ticked off at melanoma. And this is one of them. Not so much anymore on my own behalf, because I know that I’ve been quite lucky during my extended stay at the Hotel Melanoma. If melanoma eventually catches up with me, well, I’ve already enjoyed nearly 60 years of a blessed and full life of family, friends, a career, and a whole lot of fun. But this damn disease is whacking way too many younger people who haven’t had the opportunity to live long enough to screw up (and learn from it) as often as has this old gray boomer.

Melanoma is one of the many relatively underfunded cancer brands in terms of federal and private research dollars spent per patient death and per new diagnosis. That popular pink cancer is the hands-down winner in the research funding race. Why? Because the pink machine has done a superb job of “awareness campaigning” and awareness brings dollars to their cause. I have no desire whatsoever to take a nickel of grants or donations away from any other brand of cancer. I just want melanoma to catch up in the money race so maybe, just maybe, we might someday be able to send this devilish disease packing on the Highway to Hell.

By the way, there just happens to be a classic AC/DC song by that name…



Melanoma
We’ll be free
Buy your ticket for a one way ride
Asking something
Leave us be
Treatments everywhere on our side
There’s no reason
For your kind
Ain't nothin' we would rather do
Put you down
In good time
Your ‘friends’ are gonna be there too, eh

You’re on a highway to hell
On the highway to hell
Highway to hell
You’re on the highway to hell

No stop signs
Speed limit
Nobody's gonna slow us down
It’s a war
Gonna win it
Nobody's gonna mess us 'round
Hey doctor
Paid our dues
Stayin' in the livin' band
Black cancer
Look at us
We’re on my way to the Promised Land, wooh

You’re on the highway to hell
Highway to hell
You’re on the highway to hell
Highway to hell

Mmm, can’t stop us
Eh,Eh,Eh

You’re on the highway to hell
On the highway to hell
You’re on the highway to hell
On the highway to
Hell
Highway to hell
You’re on the highway to hell
Highway to hell
Highway to hell
Highway to hell
You’re on the highway to hell
Highway to hell

And you’re goin' down,all the waa-ay-aay, wohh
U-on the highway to hell

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