hate

there are very few things that i can say that i honestly hate. i feel like that's a really strong word, and i try to use it with caution. but, I HATE CANCER. i hate everything about it- the way that a perfectly healthy person can be so suddenly overtaken by a disease that steals their health with no warning, no ryhme, no reason. i hate the way that it affects families, on so many levels. i hate the way that it requires treatment- so intense, treatment that robs you of your energy, you appetite, your hair. the way that cancer can make you take a time out from your daily living, from the things that you enjoy- how it can make you put your life on pause, only to be resumed again if you are one of the lucky ones.

i hate cancer.