I Hate You, Cancer

I hate you, cancer.

And coming from me, that's really saying something. After all, I am the girl who says, "I don't really care for olives on my pizza."

And I am the mother who says, "Mo, you don't really hate your brother. You simply dislike the way he bashed you in the head with a dinosaur, and wish he would refrain from throwing prehistoric creatures."

But you, cancer? You, I hate.

I hate you with an intensity that courses through my body like an electrical shock. I hate you with an anger that brings fire to my eyes. I hate you with a loathing that spits your name from my mouth with disdain.

I hate the way you killed my role model Auntie Corrie and my beloved grandmother Barbara. I hate the way you attacked my friend Lisa not once, but twice, with your vicious disregard. I hate the way you turned my friend Karen's world upside down and limited her selfless life of service. I hate the way you left my husband frightened and powerless when his mother told him that she has breast cancer, and that his father may have prostate cancer.

But you know what, cancer? I'm after you.

I am going to do everything in my power to eradicate you before I leave this earth. And I'm going to ask my friends and family members to join me in this battle.

Every time a friend asks me for a donation when they walk or run or compete in a triathlon for a cancer organization, I'm going to say yes.

For every friend or family member that is diagnosed with cancer, I am going to pray without ceasing, and do whatever I can to support them during treatment.

And tonight, I'm going to sit down and watch Stand Up to Cancer. Then I'm going to make a donation to the scientists who are, right this very moment, searching for a way to destroy you.

Get ready, cancer. The fight is on.

Comments

[Elise]

DITTO!!!!

[gin]

So very well said!
The "H" word is not acceptable in our house-when the girls hear it said by others you can see the look they get, as if someone just dropped the F-bomb. I've told them it is a terribly powerful, horribly negative word that is at the root of every war. But I will agree with you - if there is a war worth fighting it is the one against cancer, so we can harness the hate and wage that war!

[Anna from Hank and WIllie]

I lost both my parents to cancer by the time I was 21, so as you can imagine, I'm SO with you. Harness the hate. You may hate cancer, but I love this post and you for writing it.

Here's your first triathlon to support. My cousin, a single mother working full time and going to school is also training with Team in Training for a triathalon to raise money for research--it's this weekend.

Check out her training log and her goal to raise $4000 for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. She is so inspiring.

http://pages.teamintraining.org/cpa/nattri08/abortolin

[Mary]

I lost my best girlfriend to brain cancer 2 years ago. She was a wife, mother, friend at age 52.

This is a link to a site which I heard about this week you might want to check out.
http://www.cancerschmancer.com/

I'm with you.

Mary

[tara]

so i may have left my fiance, but my dress still has a lot of use ahead of it:
brides against breast cancer.
http://bridesagainstbreastcancer.org/
they take new or gently used gowns, veils, jewelry, etc.

[Constructive Attitude]

Good for you!!!

[Mike]

I'm late to this party, but onboard with you 100 percent.