An open letter to cancer

open_letterCancer,

You suck. You’ve taken over too large of a portion of my life for the last 5 months or so. I’m really getting tired of your shit. You’ve cost me thousands of dollars and untold hours of time.

This last bit really has me annoyed. I get to get up early in the morning, drive through rush hour traffic, deal with the unfriendlies in the front office, get bolted to a table by my face, and get irradiated. I come home already exhausted, and I haven’t even done anything yet. And I get to do this every day for a month. The time I spend doing this takes time away from everything else. My work is suffering. I had to find a new time to work out, and my fitness is suffering. My new workout time takes time away from my girlfriend, who probably is paying the most for all this. I had to miss an event at Annie’s school. You just impact every damned bit of my life, and I hate you for it.

Go away. I’ve had enough of you.

Most sincerely,

John

ps – It’s with great pleasure that I’m kicking your ass, because you deserve it.

3 thoughts on “An open letter to cancer

  1. My heart breaks for your struggles and you have my good health and strength vibes and prayers sent your way daily, BUT nothing makes me happier than to read your PS line. GO YOU! So glad you are seeing success in all your hard work — kick its *ss for sure!! 🙂 You have a quiet cheering squad of tweeps in your corner.

    1. Kate, thanks so much! I appreciate everyone who has supported me through this. I actually consider myself lucky to have come this far, much more easily than many others with cancer, but I have to admit I’m starting to get frustrated with the process as much as anything. Sure beats being below ground, though.

  2. sorry the treatments are wearing you down, but glad you still have your fiesty fighting spirit about it!! You’ll win the battle overall.

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