Heroic Acts

A hero is someone who will sacrifice their time without hesitation, if it means saving someone else’s time of hopelessly searching. A hero is someone who dedicates hours on end to find answers to the world’s most heart-wrenching questions. A hero looks beyond the tribulations that come with their job, because in the end, giving patients a sense of hope is their one desire. A hero is someone who is willing to shave their head, if it means supporting victims of cancer. A hero is someone who serves as a selfless being. Oncologists tend to have a burdensome job, but somewhere in the back of their minds, they know that their deeds are saving the lives of many people every single day. These physicians are capable of not only finding cures to the widely-known disease cancer, but they are also able to give their patients a sense of comfort that cancer may have robbed them of. Oncologists go hand in hand with my definition of a hero. Because of them, victims of this deadly disease don’t have to go through the grief process alone. Rather, they have someone to walk side by side with, through the toughest of trials. What does it truly mean to be a hero? Try walking in the shoes of an Oncologist.