I have lost so many family members to various forms of cancer. The form that seem to sticks out the most is lung cancer. I think that cancer is a BEAST of undescribable words. It is a beast with battles that are always won. There have been so few to win that is rarely mentioned. Thirteen family members including myself have had or have cancer. Only 3 have survived. I hope that I am very wrong, if I am not, let the doctors and researchers pay attention... I believe for those of you that have cancer when you are given chemo and radiation combined or some majorly destructive concoction that you make the cancer cells die and those cells that survive are weakened. The weakened cells sit and rest. Months or years have gone by and the cells have grown very strong. So when the cancer is found again the treatments don't work. The stronger cells are now immune. Call it far fetched, but once I read this and saw the reports. I start piecing a puzzle together. Henrietta Lacks "Immortal Cells."( HeLa cells)You may read it for yourself. This is a woman whose cancer cells were very destructive:http://www.aolhealth.com/2010/02/09/womans-cells-curing-disease-almost-60-years-after-death. Since the polio vaccine(My surviving Aunt that has been struck 6 times by cancer and had polio, is it possible that she got cancer from the vaccine and she is able to survive her cancer because of the vaccine?) and more has been developed from HeLa cells, is this why there is a rampant spread of cancer beyond genetics? This is what I have to say to the BEAST Cancer!!! When you first see the best: You have come and now reminded me of mortality. You make me look at my family and cry and cheerish what I have with them. I think I can crush the cells you cancered. Ii feel like I can beat you for I am still strong. You make think of what I have not done. You make me think of how beautiful the rain, sky and the songs of the birds are. You make me want to feel the sunshine and smell the breeze. You make me cry at the thought of not seeing and feeling this again. You make me think and take day by day. You Remember Randy Pausch and "The Last Lecture." Your mom gives you the book and tells you to read. I stand strong against you, my body resists you. The beast smirks and yet you don't know why. You know something is not right. Later the BEAST sits in front of you no expression. You now know why...you are very tired and have no strength. The BEAST smiles wide...You don't fight, you simply rest. The BEAST just looks eyes starring,teeth dripping with drool. You think about dying and is everything in order...All the commercials talk about dying from cancer. All the movies have death mostly cancer. Then you see the new stop smoking ads...and the older man in the wheelchair hooked to all the machines and oxygen breathes and talks like you...winded..The BEAST sits there looking at you...waiting..waiting...quietly...waiting...your time is coming near..YOU FEAR NO BEAST...You stand Strong and as Tall as your body now allows..Your body stands as a weak, sick person...your body moves the adrenaline pushing through the weak body....YOU pull shoulders back..chest forward..standing and steping towards the BEAST...The BEAST looks amazed at your resistance to fall...The BEAST smiles and roars at you and charges...You pull your weapon and fight for your life!!!! The BEAST fights hard...you don't care...you know in your mind that if you leave this world...you LET THE WORLD AND ALL THE NEW VICTIMS KNOW HOW HARD YOU FOUGHT!!!!...You wound the GREAT BEAST....and now you smile wide..teeth clenched..you know that you have fought, stood strong and stayed as long as you could in this world...you have let your family know how much you have always loved them..and how hard you tried to stay for them....the BEAST has come back wild with vengeance...you speak to your GOD and say I am tired and fought this battle..you ask your GOD to fight for you...you ask your God is it time? He answers..for those of you still here..Your GOD holds the BEAST back...God gives you the strength to continue...for those of you that ask to let you rest...you tell your GOD, you want to go with him. The BEAST stares at you as you walk with your GOD. The Beast sits down and rests for months and waits
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