So another fine human being loses out to one of the most evil cancers and it is horrific that very little has changed in the rates of survival since my mother lost her life to it over 10 years ago.
It's a cancer that creeps up on you and you won't know you've got it until it's too late - and the fact that one of the wealthiest men on the planet didn't manage to pull through speaks volumes.
Steve Jobs was quite incredible, our lives have changed in the past twenty years largely down to his vision and attitude. Not being able to solve the problem of his pancreatic cancer must have been an even bigger trial for him than for most (and I don't say that lightly either) - he was, after all, one of the biggest problem solvers of our generation.
Do you remember early Apple computers like this?
That over changed and became todays Macbook?
We also have the iphone, and now the ipad. I loved my first home mac which was in an unexciting grey - but all the colours suddenly brought colour to the IT world...
The company will continue to innovate and grow because of his legacy - I along with thousands of others who have been touched by pancreatic cancer in particular, hope that we have as stunning a breakthrough in finding a cure as we have had in technology. November is
Pancreatic Awareness Month - the government funds very little in terms of research so if you see a purple ribbon buy one, every little helps...
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