Bowie, Lemmy, John Bradbury, Colin Vearncombe are just a few that have passed away in the last few weeks. Add to that the likes of Alan Rickman and Abe Vigoda from the acting world and it has been a tough month.
As with every celebrity death there is the public mourning which at times can appear to be quite contrived. This year though people seem to be pulling together in union at the passing of some of their favorite stars.
David Bowie's passing, with all due respect to all the other artists that will be sorely missed, was probably the biggest shock. Releasing his latest studio album 'Black Star' on his birthday on Friday, January 8th he was suddenly thrust back into the public consciousness but none of us knew how ill he was.
Just two days later on Sunday the 10th many of us woke to the news that he had passed away. As you can imagine social media went into meltdown and his back catalogue was snapped up, some unscrupulous traders even upped their prices to make a quick buck.
Apparently he had been suffering from cancer for some years but like so much of his life it was kept from the public eye. We still haven't heard too much information about what kind of Cancer he succumbed to but there have been reports from people close to him that it was Liver Cancer.
With both Alan Rickman and Lemmy also dying from Cancer it is almost fitting that on February 4th we will be recognising another World Cancer Day. It is used to "raise awareness of cancer and to encourage its prevention, detection, and treatment".
There are a number of ways to raise awareness and money to go towards battling cancer, this year there is a dedicated wristband to go towards it. It goes without saying that any queries should be checked out immediately either at your GP or through private care.
One of the most respected private cancer care clinics in the world is the LOC which is situated in London. You can find out more about things like private lung cancer treatment and breast cancer treatment by visiting their site via the following links.
http://www.theloc.com/specialism/lung/
http://www.theloc.com/specialism/breast-cancer/
It is inevitable that our heroes will pass away one day but it is always so hard to take when that day does come around. Losing so many big names in such a short space of time, especially around New Year really hits home and it is up to us to remember them.
