We will fight

Cancer, this is an open letter to you.

This morning as I was preparing to leave for work, I received a phone call, you're at it again I hear. Someone that is dear and special- as everyone is to someone- is battling you. They have not been told how long they have, only that they will be moved from the hospital to Hospice. Cancer how dare you do this? I know that you do not discriminate, you do not care whether the person you go after is an adult or a child. You do not care if the person is a mother, father, grandparent, husband, wife or any other member of the family. You do not care how badly this person is loved or needed. You reach out and infect, spreading your disease, effectively doing harm or even causing death. Taking away your victim no matter how badly they are needed or wanted.

 Damn you cancer, you cause so much pain. I'm tired of hearing about you, but I am not tired of fighting you. I will not stop, no matter what, I will fight you as long as I am physically able to fight. As long as my mind is clear to think and to plan, I will fight you. I have grown weary of hearing just how many you claim. Not because I am bored or do not care, but because you think you are winning. You aren't, you know. I read an article where cancer deaths are down. How does that make you feel? Is that why you reached out and are trying to take this person? To prove the article wrong?

 I have been quite for a while, working in the background, trying to do what I can to fight you. Trying to plot and to plan and to come up with ways to fight. I try to write and discuss educational ways to prevent you. To share ways to fight you. I try to encourage those who are fighting to never give up. We haven't you know? You may think so, but you'd be wrong.

 I am not alone. There are many who have joined together to fight you. They are there, doing the same things that I am, doing more than I am. We will beat you. The day will come when you are heard only in the reading of medical books or videos. They will discuss the problems you caused and then how you were eradicated.

 Damn you cancer. I don't know if you will claim this person. I know they have decided to stop treatments. I imagine they are at peace with their decision and ready to go home. I'm not. I hear the pain in the voice of those who love this person. I hear as they try to hide and fight their tears. I hear as they discuss the plans of taking care of this person. Leave them alone cancer, leave them here with us. I know though, if it is their time they will go, I only hope that it is not. I only hope and pray that the ones who love this person get more time with them. I hope they get to hold them close, speak to and listen to them as long as they desire.

 Just remember this cancer, I will fight you. With all that I have, I will fight you. I will do what I can, when I can, as I can to fight you. I will join with others in the battle for one is strong, many are stronger. We will see an end to you. Maybe not in my time, but it will come. Take note of that cancer, your demise will come and no more will others hear the diagnoses that they have cancer. No more will there be people trying to take care of loved ones, no more will people be mourning the loss of loved ones because of you. Remember cancer.. we will fight, we will finish the fight, we will beat you. Count on it.