Cancer Fight Club!

"In this corna....The Big C in the multi-colored drug company labeled trunks....weighing in at 98% fatal prognosis! Annnd in this corna... John Doe Chemo in the pasty white trunks....weighing in at 98lbs! Let's have a clean fight!" DING! DING!

  Let me ask you this, you might think it's harsh, do you want to live? Your first response might be to roll your eyes and say, "Of course I want to live! Who doesn't?" I want you to stop right there and really think. I mean that old standby of "I saw my life flash before my eyes" needs to come into play here. Really think about the things and people that make your life worth living. Make a list. You are going to need it.
  I can not count the number of people who had told me to keep fighting, and that is what this is. Not a silly slap fight with one of the girls, oooh no. This is a Braveheart, heads and limbs flying, blood in the mud, gritting your teeth while swinging a sword against a fierce enemy who is trying desperately to take you down brawl. Trust me, I live with men and have seen this flick 1000 times. I keep wishing at some point they would take a bath in the film but I guess dirty says a whole lot more. Cancer fights dirty. It has no preference for young or old, male or female, or how much pain it renders to the patient or family. What you have to decide is where in the game you fight back and how hard. And when you do I suggest the "Chicago" way. It goes like this: Your enemy pulls out a knife, you pull a gun. Your enemy takes one of yours out, you take out one or better two of his.  Get mad. During the time I was sick I more than once I gritted my teeth and said, "GAME OVER!" I think I kind of sounded like Clint but maybe that's just me.
  #1: One of the worst things you can do is underestimate the power of your enemy. It is strong, crafty, and deadly. That's why you need to pull in the reinforcements. #2: Have a strong support system of people you can contact for help, prayer, of just to come over and hang out with you. There are going to be times when you are wiped out. Don't think you can do this alone. That will lead you on some crazy train to loner town and who wants to end up there? Taking a look at the sheer number of people standing behind you, your enemy might just turn tail and say, "She or he is not worth it!"  #3: You are stronger than you think you are. Don't give up.
  "Fight Club" was a brutal movie. Seemingly normal men met to beat each other to a pulp in a secret "club". When asked about the club, you were supposed to respond with, "There is no club." I chose this title because in a way it fits. A lot of people don't even know about the real fight or how hard we are being pummeled on a daily basis. Most of the time we reply with, "What fight?" I guess we are trying to spare our loved ones or maybe trying to seem tougher than we really are. I say we put on the gloves! I say we bounce our way through the crowd pumping our fists in our sweaty satin robes with our mouth protectors! I say we have some crazy guitar solo theme music! WHAT FIGHT?! RIGHT HERE BIG C! BRING IT! OK, at this point, stare into the eye of your enemy, raised your hand slow and deliberate, and motion toward yourself (Bruce Lee move).
  What about you? Are you in?

*Stay tuned as next time we give "The Caregivers" some respect they deserve.