The eight-hour virtual cancer research conference started at 5:45 AM

AND

The livefeed repeatedly crashed

AND

A researcher mansplained how to handle the survey that you just helped design

AND

A conference presenter says the targeted therapy cancer drug that is keeping you alive is too costly, and chemo (which didn’t work for you) is just as effective

AND

Someone in your international lung cancer patient support group dies for lack of access to drug that is standard of care in your country

AND

A local friend gets diagnosed with metastatic lung cancer

AND

A friend of another friend gets diagnosed with stage 4 breast cancer.

I hate cancer. I need chocolate.