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Everyone has a hero today, most who do are children, but adults belong in that group too. The hero is generally someone so famous he is known all over the world, or may be a family member of close friend. It is a normal practice to respect someone and wish to emulate that person.

Children are apt to get this hero trait from their parents, and it is very often a sign of a healthy emotional state. It helps children and adults work on self improvement as they have a role model to follow. If our role model can be that great, maybe we can learn to be great too.

Most of the time in today's society, the person we most want to be like is a celebrity. When we think about it, it's really no surprised that some many people look up to them. From an outsider's view point, they have as much money as they could ever want, a beautiful house, and even a maid to clean up those houses. To most Americans that sounds like a dream come true.

Popular magazines and tabloids publish so many photographs and articles about famous people because they fascinate us, we can never attain the heights to which they currently have risen to. Perhaps, even more important than that, these same popular publications also print the foibles and tribulations these celebrities are heir to, adding wonderful meat to our gossip sessions while bringing them truer to life for us.

Given all the publicity for celebrities whom the vast majority of us have never met, wouldn't it be neat if we could have a role model or hero that is actually accessible?

Why is this true? Perhaps the answer could best come from the people treated at Cancer Treatment Centers of America or the many children being treated for cancer at St. Jude Children's Hospital. Anyone living with cancer claims as heroes those dedicated scientists engaging in research to find a cure for their dreadful disease.

Thousands of people every day are diagnosed with cancer, many of them youngsters. If you are one of the fortunate who have never had cancer, it is difficult to know how devastating a diagnosis of cancer can be. We can understand, though, that the disease is often excruciatingly painful and we hope the diagnosis never pertains to us. The good news is the scientists have been diligently at work for years engaged in research to find a cure for cancer.

Just fifty years ago, a diagnosis of cancer was a death sentence. There was so little known about the disease and its many variations. Today, because of the diligence and dedication of scientists and physicians all over the globe, people suffering from cancer have a means to fight the disease.

These professionals have given the lives back to millions of people. For them, these hard working researchers toiling to find a cure for cancer are heroes. Next time you are in a discussion about heroes or choosing one of your own to look up to and respect, you couldn't do much better than selecting someone who has made the lives of millions so much better through their dedicated work to find a cure for cancer.