I hate cancer. I'm angry at what it does to the body, to the mind, and to relationships. After my cancer and aneurysm, I went to a psychologist for a couple of sessions to help me deal w/ mild depression. She told me that I was angry at my body for letting me down. That's where I'm at w/ my feelings about cancer so I've decided to write a letter to cancer to express my feelings.
Dear Cancer,
I hate you. I hate everything about you. You have no redeeming qualities. You serve no purpose except to bring sadness and pain to everyone you meet. You just couldn't leave my mom alone. She beat you twice, and that bruised your ego so you had to come back w/ an even greater vengeance. You just can't let people win. I support research that will put an end to you. I participate in Relay for Life to raise money to fight you. But this year you won. You took my mom and that took away my fight. I didn't walk in Relay for Life this month, and I put away all the t-shirts from the past years that I have walked. The sight of anything having to do w/ you makes me ill. I've heard that some researchers believe that you are present in all of our bodies, but you only choose to show yourself to certain people. I'm telling you right now, stay away from my family. You've done enough damage. I want you to leave and never come back. I mean it.
Seriously pissed off,
Mari
I can't imagine anything truer than what you've written here.
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