Cancer

So it is never a good thing when a loved one has cancer. And it is never a good thing when the cancer has an unusual presentation. Hearing that chemo and surgery would not be done because they would not be curative is just heartbreaking.

CANCER.

And finally, to be told the radiation that is starting ASAP is unlikely to result in a cure... You listen, you hear the words the doctor is saying and write down the key points- 9 weeks of radiation, 5 days a week- but at some point you just stop processing the meaning of the words.

CANCER.

Planning is done, appointment are made and things get started before it even seems real. Seeds implanted, images taken, all the "stuff" is started- paperwork for FMLA, travel arrangments. Who will go and when.

CANCER.

You talk to friends and tell the family. You pray. For everything. Freedom from pain, a cure that is unlikely, a lack of side-effects, the absence of fear, peace with whatever the outcome is. Because it is not about you, your fear, your pain.

CANCER.

Please pray for our family. Thank you!