Today I am happy to announce I have a guest blogger. Today's topic, cancer. It's a tough topic but what a powerful reminder that kids are resilient.
It's a heart wrenching, tear jerking, and powerful piece. I hope this touches you like it touched me....
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Dumb Stupid Cancer,
Who do you think you are coming into our life? Why should my son be forced to make some important life decisions at such a young age and within a compressed timeframe? What did a 17 year old boy do to deserve this? Instead of coming after me who has been around for quite a few years, you go after a defense less young man who has his whole life in front of him. You are such a coward to sneak in and wreak havoc without any advance warning. We can’t see or hear you but only witness the indiscriminate destruction you carelessly leave behind. You may think you can claim victory because you have left your scars and mark on the inside my son’s body but you have not taken his/our heart and soul.
I have bad news for you. You are not going to win! We have the best minds in medical science as well as their experience in dealing with you and your kind working for us. Plus we have faith in God and the support of many people on our side. I will spend and do whatever it takes to wipe you out. We’re not going to stop until your every last molecule is destroyed whether it’s on a strand of hair on top of my son’s head or in his little toe. You think you can go wherever you please but you will not be able to hide. We are going to hunt you down and eliminate you however long it takes. After that we are going to be watching to make sure you never ever come back. In short, we’re going to give you the finger.
Watching my son go through chemotherapy is hard to experience sometimes because it seems like his soul is being zapped out of him because of you. I can remember the exact moment my son came into the world both the doctor and I commented about what a head full of hair he had at birth. Now because of this battle with you he will lose it but that is only temporary. We know some aspects of my son’s future will be altered now but that only means there is a whole new realm of possibilities waiting to be discovered. You have disrupted our lives by introducing stress, uncertainty and discomfort but it will only be for a little while. We know going through such trying times will make my son more resilient and stronger in the long run. We will be able to look back one day and realize this whole nightmare was only a small setback on the journey called life.
We have been truly blessed with the outpouring of love and support from family, neighbors and friends. We have been introduced to the network and resources created by other cancer survivors and thoughtful loved ones something you probably can’t comprehend. You picked the wrong person to inflict with your insidious malady. My son has the benefits of youth going for him and he is a fighter. Make no mistake; he will be a cancer survivor.
No retreat, No surrender, No fear.
Sincerely,
Your mortal enemy
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