Solipsus

Warning: This post contains spoilers.

After years of sitting in my draw, and mass amount of boredom, I decided it was about time that I try and read “The Island” by Victoria Hislop. It took a while for me to get into, but I have finally finished it and found it a great and heart-grabbing read.

From reading the book, a couple of lines really hit home for me and got me thinking about the diseases that are prominent in everyones lives, primarily cancer.

“He certainly did not believe in a cure for leprosy. It was pure fantasy to imagine that the oldest disease in the world could be eradicated, and he would not let himself indulge in such a dream.” pg 379.

“The inconceivable had now become a reality” pg 391.

I just felt that those lines restored hope in the fact that one day we will find a cure for cancer like leprosy. I realise that as a world, people still suffer from leprosy and this would probably be the case with cancer as well, but to be able to help some and give more a chance of survival would be great and a huge step forward.

Well, here is to hoping. :)

Ben