Day 117: February 13

I hate cancer. I absolutely hate it with everything I have. It tears people apart and wrecks families. Children lose their mothers and fathers, grandparents lose their kids, kids lose their siblings, parents lose their children and people lose their friends.
Today, a 5 year old kid lost his life because of lymph cancer. RIP Shane <3 data-blogger-escaped-br=""> He was just 5. He hadn't experienced school or what it was like to run on a timetable. He didn't yet understand the news properly or know how to read full length novels.
Cancer took all this away from him. It came, it conquered, it left.
In the past couple of months, 5 people that I know have been diagnosed with cancer. Only one has passed away and only one is related to me (great aunt). 5 people. That's huge.
I think it would be the scariest thing to be told that you have a disease and there is only some chance of fixing it and it an if that chance doesn't work, you're pretty much gonna die.
Three forms of media to watch/read (relating to cancer):
The fault in our stars by John Green. This is my favourite book. I even cried. This book is written in the POV of Grace who meets the other main character Augustus at a cancer support group. Their story seems so real and so gut-wrenching; it's like you're there with them. (okay, that was possibly the worst summary EVER of this book, but I swear this is the most perfect book and I literally beg you to read it)
50/50. I watched this yesterday and cried. You must understand that I NEVER cry in movies and the last movie I cried in was Charlotte's Web when the spider died. This is based on a true story about a 27 year old's battle with spinal cancer. The main character is played by Joseph Gordon-Levitt (who is one of my favourite actors), the best friend is played by Seth Rogen and the girls are Bryce Dallas Howard (from Twilight) and Anna Kendrick (who is a perfect human being). His journey is so real and scary. This character's cancer is so rare, yet Joseph GL manages to display emotions that people, like myself, can identify with. Truly perfect. (Okay, so we know that I suck at summaries, but please, please watch this)
My sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult. I recommended this book and movie, although I'm a believer in book before movie (although reverse is good too). This movie is told through Anna's point of view and the book through multiple point of views. Now Anna is not the sick one, Kate is. Kate is Anna's older sister and Anna was born out of a test tube just so she could help her sister. She was made with the correct bone marrow, with the perfect amount of cells and the same blood type. But this story doesn't fully focus on Kate's sickness. It focuses more on Anna and her quest. (Now I don't want to say what her quest is, in case you want to read/watch it and it will spoil it). But I will say this: it isn't what you expect and the movie and book endings are different. Also the girl who plays Kate, Sofia Vassilieva is bloody amazing.

I'm not a religious person, but thank god/jesus/allah/the higher power (Tom cruise) for letting me not have cancer.

One hundred and seventeen lollies/gum/chocolate brands/names:

1. Airheads
2. Gummy Bears
3. Jolly Ranchers
4. Fun Dip
5. Candy Canes
6. Bazooka Bubble Gum
7. 5 Gum
8. Aero
9. Boost
10. Andes Mints
11. Butterfinger
12. Boston Baked Beans
13. Candy Corns
15. Bottlecaps
16. Milk Bottles
17. Sherbet Sticks
18. Kit Kat
19. Krackel Chocolate Bar
20. Extra Gum
21. Dum Dum Pops
22. Cow Tales
23. Gobstopper
24. Dots
25. Circus Peanuts
26. Clark Bar
27. Gushers
28. Good & Plenty
29. Hershey's Kisses
30. Twinkies
31. Jawbreakers
32. Black Licorice
33. Red Licorice
34. Green Licorice
35. Jelly Beans
36. Jelly Bellies
37. JuJu Bes
38. Lemonheads
39. Lifesavers (ironically, these are probably easy to choke on)
40. Boiled sweets
41. Ice Blue Mints
42. Ice Breakers
43. Idaho Spud
44. Lollipops
45. The Giant Lollipops (That I keep FOREVER and then never end up eating them)
46. Milky Ways
47. Milky Way Stars
48. Milky Way Strawberry
49. M&M's
50. Smarties
51. Skittles
52. Skittles Sour
53. Pop Rocks
54. Pay Day
55. Pez
56. Nerds
57. Necco Wafers
58. P.S. I Love You bars
59. Lindt Chocolate Balls
60. Now or Later
61. Hot Tamales
62. Raisanets
63. Ring Pops
64. Swedish Fish
65. Marshmallows
66. Pascal Swirls (HAVE A PASCAL SWIRL)
67. Marshmallow Mice
68. Marshmallow Fish
69. Rolo
70. Reese's Pieces
71. Reese's Buttercups
72. Razzles
73. Runts
74. Twizzlers (my life)
75. Slap Stix
76. Sweet Hearts
77. C n C's
78. Skor
79. Lolly Snakes
80. Gummy Pineapples
81. Strawberry Kisses
82. Milk Bottles
83. Tootsie Rolls
84. Nik Naks
85. Twix
86. Toblerone
87. Tiny Tarts
88. Laffy Taffy
89. Tic Tac
90. Toffee
91. Tootsie Pops
92. Trident Gum
93. Violet Crumble
94. Whoppers
95. Whatchamacallit (chocolate bar)
96. Warheads
97. Ghost Drops
98. Sour Straps
99. Freckles
100. Wrigley's Gum
101. Peppermint Crisp
102. Cherry Ripe (vom)
103. Crown Caramels
104. Licorice Allsorts
105. Freddo Frogs
106. Caramello Bears
107. Mars Bars
108. Toffee Apple
109. Bubble Tape
110. Musk Sticks
111. Dream
112. Snickers
113. Conversation Hearts (these are so cute <3)
114. Candy Necklace
115. Push Pops
116. Mentos
117. Starbursts

GUYS THANK YOU SO SO SO SO SO SO MUCH!! BECAUSE OF ALL OF YOU I HAVE 1007 PAGE VIEWS. *HUGS AND PRESENTS SENT TO PEOPLE *