Cancer affects everyone, and it's up to all of us to support the important research that can one day make a much sought-after cure a reality.
I categorically resist this idea that films are supposed to be autobiographical and the only stories you tell are about your own life.
The way you get meaning into your life is to devote yourself to loving others, devote yourself to your community around you, and devote yourself to creating something that gives you purpose and meaning.