Kicking Cancer

I have been fighting for those with cancer since I was in college, but I didn't begin my own fight until 2007. I was diagnosed with a brain tumor after I passed out during a short run. Hearing my prognosis, I was scared, dumbfounded, and somewhat overwhelmed. I knew of so many people who had lost their fights, and I didn't want to be added to that number. Just a few weeks after my tumor was removed, I begain my treatment of chemo and radiation. After just the first day, I realized that I was blessed. All of the fighting that has been done in the name of cancer survivors has allowed for thousands if not millions of hours of research towards better chemotheropy. If I had been diagnosed a year earlier, my beautiful son would never have been an option. Because of research towards better treatment and hopefully a cure for cancer, those of us who have been diagnosed can stand up and say "f*** cancer, it can't beat me!"