To Cure Cancer

            Harriet’s grandmother died from pancreatic cancer, so she decided to dedicate her life to finding a cure for the disease. She got to medical school before running out of money. “Be a nurse,” people said. “It’s much more practical.” She nodded and found a job at her hometown hospital, but she wasn’t motivated there. Her thoughts instead wandered to finding a way to shrink herself to do hand-to-hand battle with cancerous cells. A man recovering from a stroke found this out and asked her, “Why have a dream only for the sake of having a dream?” Aghast, she shrugged.