Hi, gang,

I have an advanced case of metastatic lung cancer.  I don't know for sure,
but I think I may be able to do a 500 meter run in two hours.  That is not
exactly Olympic time.  After all, if anything takes the wind out of you,
lung cancer will sure take the wind out of you at warp speed. However,
even if, through the grace of God, I could work my way up to Olympic time
standards, the fact that I take a pill to ease my lung cancer symptoms,
prednisone, would still automatically disqualifiy me from competing. Hey,
if I could pull of a reasonably competitive time with lung cancer it seem
like I should get a medal just making the effort; that is one thing.
However, to be denied any opportunity to compete because I am on lung
cancer medicine; that is another thing.  While I may not live long enough
to compete in the next Olympics, why should taking cancer medicine
disqualify me.

What am I missing?  Why does this make make no sense?  Enquiring minds
need to know (No, I don't actually plan on competing).

Frankly, the whole thing is confusing to me.  Is there any logic there --
anywhere.  I have never heard of prednisone until after I was diagnosed
with NSCLC.