The Family has Cancer
My entire family has cancer. I am a married father of 3 boys, ages 9 - 13 - 16. Obviously each one of us doesn't have a cancer tumor in our bodies. However, when my wife gave me that call to come get here from work, because the tumor had tested positive, it wasn't just her life that started to feel fragile. The entire existence of our family unit felt as though we were in a battle for our its collective life. To say the diagnosis was "unexpected" is stupid. No one expects cancer, but Beth's diagnosis felt particularly out of nowhere. She has what is called "triple negative breast cancer". Do yourself a favor and DO NOT look it up. Everything you find on the web seems as though it is bracing you for watching your loved one die. The good news is, the prognosis is much better with new treatments that are available. Beth has never smoked, or drank, and stays fit. She has no family history of cancer, and she had no tangible explanation for why this had happ...