Introduction

The "Hotel Melanoma" moniker is a metaphor for living with my particular brand of cancer. Except for those lucky few of us deemed "cured", all we cancer survivors are guests of one of the many, many branded hotels in the "Hotel Carcinoma" chain. We can check out any time we like, but we can never leave. Meanwhile, let's be livin' it up; and please support cancer education, prevention, and treatment research.



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Friday, September 21, 2012

A Moon Shot

MD Anderson Cancer Center has announced that it’s launching a Moon Shots Program, “an unprecedented effort to dramatically accelerate the pace of converting scientific discoveries into clinical advances that reduce cancer deaths”. And little ol’ “just skin cancer” melanoma is one of eight cancers at which the program will take a moon shot. That is just way cool. On more than one occasion I’ve been referred to as a space cadet, so give me a ticket on that moon rocket!

Melanoma, you are going down.

The Hotel Melanoma rendition of Creedence Clearwater Revival’s “Bad Moon Rising”…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5BmEGm-mraE

I see the Black’s moon a-rising.
I see trouble on your way.
I see cure breaks like lightnin'.
I see Black’s time to pay.

Don't hang around to fight,
Well, it's bound to take your life,
There's a Black moon on the rise.

I hear cures for pain a-showing.
I know your end is coming soon.
I hear new cures ever growing.
I hear a choice for Black C’s ruin.

Don't hang around to fight,
Well, it's bound to take your life,
There's a Black moon on the rise.

All right!

Hope you got your things together.
Hope you are quite prepared to die.
Looks like you’re in for nasty weather.
One eye is taken for an eye.

Don't hang around to fight,
Well, it's bound to take your life,
There's a Black moon on the rise.

Don't hang around to fight,
Well, it's bound to take your life,
There's a Black moon on the rise.

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