It's selfish. It all starts with one cell that goes haywire and starts to divide. It's your own cell, not a foreign one, which mean your body doesn't attack it. Your body goes on with it's typical routine and after awhile cancer takes over. It spreads to other organs and slowly takes away your life. The doctors catch it and soon you're getting chemotherapy and radiation. When that doesn't work they find other ways to prolong your life. And by now cancer has literally taken over your life.

Cancer doesn't care about your family. It doesn't care about your dreams. It doesn't care if you are in school or working. It doesn't care if you are the star player of your sports team. It doesn't care if you have three kids that rely on you to take care of them. It doesn't care if your dad was suppose to walk you down the isle in two months. It doesn't care if you workout every single day, take the right vitamins and eat healthy. It doesn't care what gender, age, or race you are. It affects us all. It takes away everyones' loved ones. It runs in the family and takes more and more lives each year.

Cancer drives families into a debt so deep, you feel as if you are drowning. It drives out hope and the joys of life. It takes away from all the things you know you could be doing this very minute. Cancer means treatment, which means chemicals injected into your body to fight it. It causes weakness in your bones. It causes the loss of hair, weight problems, vomiting, fatigue and pain. It's constantly battling and choosing to fight for your own life no matter what it takes.

But cancer also provides love. No matter what the outcome is, you are always surrounded by love. You are surrounded by the people that love you most at all times. Cancer brings hope. Hope for better days and a cure, so no one else has to endure this selfish disease. Cancer brings strength to keep fighting for yourself and for all your loved ones. Cancer brings faith. Faith that no matter what may happen, God is always with you because He is.

Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.

Isaiah 41:10

IN HOPE OF BROOKLYN'S MIRACLE

IN LOVING MEMORY OF JACK AND BARBARA HATHHORN

IN LOVING MEMORY OF RANDY CELIA