So when people say the “C” word instead of just saying cancer I can’t help but think of Harry Potter. I’m sure almost everyone is aware of the storyline of Harry Potter but if you’re not…the villain’s name is Voldemort. The reason I bring this up is because throughout the books, and movies, the main characters refuse to utter his name out loud when they speak of him. They, as in the masses, don’t even want to say his name because of the fear which accompanies it. So instead they say “He who cannot be named”. Cancer has become the disease that cannot be named. We are so terrified of it, and rightfully so, that even the uttering of those 6 words can bring horror to our doorstep. I will not be saying The “C” word. I will not glorify this horrible disease. I will not stand in fear. Yes this disease took the most special thing to me in the world, and many others have also suffered tremendous loss, so that’s all the more reason not to build upon cancer’s already terrifying reputation.
Now I try not to think of the past. I try not to think of what I could have done differently, how different decisions could have possibly affected Jessica’s treatment and ultimately the outcome. For one, that isn’t healthy. Secondly, I cannot change the past. And finally, this is God’s will and what occurs, no matter how difficult, how horrible or how un-according to your own plans….it is God’s will and it is meant to be. Sorry for the side note, but sometimes I do think back of when she was first diagnosed and I wish I knew then…what I know now, about alternative cancer treatments. I would have gone a different route. There are so many treatments that not only avoid the body from getting sick, but in addition build the bodies strength so that your body can beat the cancer. There are also so many alternative treatments that can, and do destroy cancer. I would have gone a different route but this is a very involved and complicated situation with hundreds of variables that I cannot delve into completely.
My point however is to stand strong against cancer, don’t shy away into a corner stuttering the “C” word while trembling and covered in goosebumps. Don’t glorify the enemy, glorify The Almighty. You cannot fuel the reputation of cancer, we need to fuel God’s reputation. We need to fuel God’s love for us. We need to stand firm and believe the Almighty Creator will take care of us, that He wants us healed, happy and whole.
So in honor of everyone taken from us to soon by this horrible disease, cancer, I ask you not to use the “C” word. It is no different than any other word. It’s just a word.
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