The Truth Is....

The truth is, cancer sucks!
The truth is, surgeries because of the cancer suck!
The truth is, missing out on my children's lives because I'm too sick to be a mom suck!
The truth is, looking down and having no boobs suck!
The truth is, laying on your bathroom floor Christmas day sucks!
The truth is, not being able to lift up a plate, or take out the trash sucks!
The truth is, realizing the all the people waiting with you to have blood drawn all have cancer too sucks!
The truth is, having to apply for social security benefits and medicaid suck!

The truth is, the receptionsists of Westwood Women's Center are amazing!
The truth is, the doctors and nursing staff are amazing!
The truth is, KU social worker Lizzy Linder is amazing!
The truth is, my dad lent a helping hand and is amazing!
The truth is feeling good enough to attend my sister's wedding and take pictures was amazing!
The truth is, I have survived a year of chemotherapy and surgery!
The truth is, there will be a cure one day!

My seventh grader and his friends post on facebook all the time, "the truth is." It's their way of communicating their honest feelings about one another whether it be how they met, what they think of that person, how they feel about their siblings or parents. There are so many uncertainties with a cancer diagnosis, but there are also truths. These are mine.