Hello, listeners. Today is going to be a special episode, a bit out of the ordinary to our normal programming.

I'm participating in podcast Thon, which gives Code Story the opportunity to dedicate one episode to a charity of our choosing.

Hundreds of podcasts are participating in this, releasing their episodes simultaneously in a coordinated effort,

with the goal of creating a massive and international wave of inspiring audio content.

What's the point? The point is to raise awareness for a huge number of charities worldwide.

Now, onto which charity I've chosen to support?

The charity I've chosen to support.

The charity I've chosen is the American Cancer Society.

The American Cancer Society is the leading cancer fighting organization.

They have a vision to end cancer as we know it, for everyone.

They are working to improve the lives of people with cancer and their families through

several different facets, advocacy,

research, and patient support. They want to ensure that everyone has an opportunity to prevent,

detect, treat, and survive cancer. Cancer affects one in three people in the United States.

Chances are that you or someone you know has been affected by cancer.

The cause of cancer is correlated with changes to our genes, our inherent genetics, lifestyle

habits, or being exposed to cancer-causing agents. Personally, I've lost many friends and family to

cancer, an uncle when I was very young, my mother-in-law prior to

marrying her daughter, and many friends' parents as I was growing up. There is a misunderstanding

that cancer can't be cured. This depends on the type and stage of a person's cancer. Some cancers

are more likely to be cured than others, but each type is treated differently. Oftentimes,

cancer goes into remission when

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