Hero For The Ages (Not a political statement, just a story!)

HERO FOR THE AGES

On this date, March 13th, 2017, Kelly and Fred Washington had become the proudest parents in the world. Their son, Blair, had found a way to reverse the cancer process, something that no one had ever imagined to be possible.

Blair was a brilliant man who grew up in the inner city projects. Guns, gangs and drugs had been a constant part of his youth. His mother and father did the best that they could with little or no income. They were not lazy people and did not look for welfare to support themselves, but finding jobs was not always an easy thing to do. Blair had an older brother, Thomas, who had been serving a twenty year prison sentence for selling crack. He was only one year older, and it hurt Blair to his core to lose his big brother like he did.

When Blair was in school, he could see things different than the other kids. He could see answers to problems without having to go through long processes of thought and deduction. Simply put, Blair was a true genius. It did not take long for his teachers to realize this. He was way beyond your normal smart student.

He dodged all of the gangs and drugs, and concentrated all of his attention on getting out of the world that he had grown up in. It was a major step to take, but he felt that if he did not aspire to be more than his surroundings, then he would end up a part of them. Thomas had chosen a different path, falling into the wrong crowd, selling drugs at an early age.

Blair received invites to a large group of major colleges, all of them offering fully paid scholarships. He choose Otinary University, a school known for it’s bio tech programs. His family was so proud, especially his mother.

Blair graduated at the top of his class, and was immediately snatched up by INGE TECH, a leading research lab, responsible for many technological advances of the past twenty years, including the AIDS cure and the formula for Permanent Male enhancement.

He was so brilliant that he could command a hefty salary, but he never really pushed for money. He had never had money as a child, so it was really a new concept to him. He was paid very well, regardless, and the first thing that he did was to move his family out of the projects, and into a comfortable little house in the suburbs.

In 2011, four years prior to his brother’s scheduled release from prison, Blair was hit with the devastating news that Thomas had developed Lymphoma. His chances were not that good, but the family hoped for the best. Blair switched over to Cancer research at his job. He could basically do whatever he wanted at INGE TECH, he had been there quite a few years and was at the top of the intellectual food chain.

He worked feverishly on a cancer cure, while he watched his brother go through chemotherapy and eventually lose his battle. Blair was devastated. Between prison and cancer, he had missed half of his brother’s life. The prison sentence had been his brother’s fault, and he could live with that, but the cancer was just an rotten cherry on top of a pile of bitter misery. He vowed that he would keep up his diligent research in honor of his brother’s memory.

By 2015, he had been able to reverse the growth of cancer cells in lab rats. The cells would actually disappear completely. Blair had cured cancer in rodents. He called his formula TW4120. TW were his brother’s initials, and 4120 is how many rats that had died before he arrived at a successful result.

In 2016, the first human tests were conducted in terminal cancer patients. 85% of the treated patients were cancer free after six months. The other 15% were too far along for the effects to be reversed in time, however, even they showed improvement before their deaths. It seemed like Blair had made the discovery for the ages.

The FDA did not hold up the cure. The usual testing period was bypassed in this event. It was not like this was a diet pill or hair growing product, what negatives could occur that would be worse than the cancer itself? The only stipulation to using the drug was that you had to sign consent forms stating that the drug was technically still experimental.

In October of 2016, Kelly Washington began getting bad headaches, and was eventually diagnosed with a brain tumor. Having complete faith in her son, she opted not to have surgery, and instead, signed the consent forms to allow her to use Blair’s formula. Five weeks later, there was no sign of the tumor.

Now, on March 13th, 2017, Kelly and Fred Washington sat in the balcony of the Kennedy Center, in Washington DC, while the whole world honored their son. They was so proud of him as he commenced with his speech.

“My long journey here began as a little boy, growing up in the poorest section of Philadelphia…….”

Her mind wandered back to that day when she had gone into the clinic. She already had one mouth to feed. Thomas was all that she could handle. How could she bring another child into the world? Especially with all of the drugs and violence that surrounded them. She remembered filling out forms and sitting in a waiting room for what seemed like an eternity, weighing the options of what to do. Her husband did not even know that she was pregnant. If she was going to terminate, she needed to do it early so that he would never find out. He would never allow it. She held her hand on her stomach and thought about whether or not she would have been better off if her own mother had made this decision years ago? At least a life in the projects had possibility, it was not a dead end. Poverty was not irreversible. She remembered the nurse calling her name and a chill coming over her. She got up and raced out of the clinic, knowing that her and Fred would find a way. At least the little one would have a chance. Her thoughts returned to the present as Blair finished his speech.

“…..and most of all, I would like to thank My Mother, who has always supported me and never once doubted me.”

The crowd erupted in a thunderous applause.