I love Extreme Makeover: Home Edition. It's an amazing show -- both as a "makeover" show and as a "home improvement" show. But I think that the best thing that it does is showcase issues and areas that the general public needs to be aware of. From gang shootings and special needs kids to homelessness and disease, they bring these issues to millions of Americans each week. And tonight's episode was no different.

So many families have the same story as the Lewis family. Cancer doesn't care who you are or where you're from. And the brave people who are struck with the disease are so often the strongest people I have ever known. Even though cancer might make us feel helpless, there are things we can all do to help.

First (and I think this was a big part of tonight's episode) is being a friend to those who have cancer. The Lewis family kept talking about how much the support of their friends had kept them going. I was blessed know a student who passed away last year from cancer who made it much longer than expected because of the love of his friends. Friendship can help the soul and the body.

There are other ways to help. Organizations like Locks of Love are amazing. And donating money to organizations that are doing research towards treatments and a cure helps too. Finally, Ty always tells people to check out www.abettercommunity.com. This is ABC's website to help you find ways to help the organizations they talk about on the show. Millions of people watch the show every week. Could you imagine what would happen if everyone who watched tonight's show gave $5? Or volunteered for an hour? The scope of the show knows no bounds.

Hoping that even more families can benefit from tonight's show...