Dear Cancer,
There are a million in one things I could say to you, however I'll keep it to a minimum. Just know that when I say, "go to hell," I sincerely mean it. You are cruel to the bone and destroy everything in your path. Even when you have your victim wrapped tightly around you, that's not enough, instead you have to affect others who surround you.
Growing up I never really understood you, I knew you were dangerous and destructible, but I never fully comprehended what you did. As I got older I began to learn more and more about you, however, I could never relate to anyone who has been affected by you.
It wasn't until you decided to choose my grandma as your next victim, that I truly realized what you were. You took her away from me and I am still processing how to cope with that. I now realize that not only do you affect the person you invade but you affect everyone surrounding them.
My grandma meant the world to me. There is not a day that goes by where I don't think of her and all the fond memories that I will forever hold dearly in my heart. I miss her laugh, her hugs, her advice, and yes, I definitely miss her cooking. My grandma was the toughest lady I know and she fought you to her very last breath.
This woman was and still is everything I wish and hope to be.
Don't get all cocky, because this isn't a win, no, not at all. Cancer, you lose.
You lose because even with her being gone her memory is still very much alive. The lives you have taken mean nothing when compared to the souls that remain. You lose because the millions you have taken are no longer suffering from your pain.
You lose because you have given hope to millions affected by you. You lose because you have given survivors, friends, and family reasons to live, you have taught us how to live, and made us stronger together.
You lose because I haven't let what you have done to the people I know and the people I love stop me from living my life. You taught me what grief was, in that you lose, you brought me closer to people who I now know will forever be by my side.
Lastly, you lose because I have gained the best guardian angel anyone could ever ask for.
You may have won battles, but you will not win this war.
Sincerely,
The girl with hope for a cure
