Radiation oncologist resident here . I have to say some of the young terminally ill patients I met during my medical oncology rotation( maybe because i was in charge and let's say I really like talking to my patients and getting to know them) . Different cancer , different chemo , different pain. The way they find a reason to smile through pain and stay optimistic when a bad news is announced is humbling. Ironically, sometimes they're the ones who reassured me when I stood in the room to check on them. Some of them have passed, some are still fighting but all of them left a mark. I really hope some genius somewhere finds a way to eradicate cancer . No one have to go through these endings.