The double-threat of illness

Glen Scrivener writes on the offense of illness. Here's a sample:

Maybe I’m imagining it, but I often sense a note of anger in the advice of others regarding illness. It doesn’t fit our view of the world for people to just get sick. We need to believe that there are practical reasons for the suffering and dependable remedies to fix it.

As Glen points out, suffering isn't always preventable. I recommend his whole article.