“You might not like the cards you have been dealt, but you are who you are because of them. You get a bad hand and it’s your choice how you can play it, but I promise if you choose not to fold, you will come out better than you could ever possibly imagine”
I got this best news of my life yesterday!
My grandfather is now cancer free. He had been struggling with cancer now for about 6 years…. The doctors said he only had 5 years left to live.
I basically grew up with my grandparents because my parents were always working. I remember when I first found out that he had cancer… my heart just dropped. After endless amounts of surgery, chemotherapy, scans, blood test, and doctor/ hospital visits this literally makes me so happy, it brings me to tears. Now I don’t want to get too ahead of myself because I know there’s always that return possibility that no one ever wants to talk about but for now [ Remission Period]
I often wonder why people don’t like talking about the bad stuff. There’s always those underlying statements that I feel like people say to themselves but never want to say out loud when they see a person with obvious signs of cancer
I wonder if they look like that because they have cancer
I wonder what kind of cancer they have
Wow, I hope that never happens to anyone I know
It’s just simply amazing how a disease can take over your entire life.
Unruly Bodies 
This post resonates with me deeply. My grandmother (my dad’s mom) has had cancer twice. Breast cancer way back when and she recently had lung cancer (in remission now, AFAIK). The disease has clearly weakened her a ton (she has to be on oxygen at all times), but she’s still so full of life and I’m glad she’s still around. I lost both of my grandfathers to cancer, so yeah…my stomach drops whenever I hear about it.
I’m happy for you and your family! I hope you all can share many more wonderful years together!
I have never had anyone really close to me have cancer, but when my aunt Sheryl was diagnosed with a brain tumor I know it was really hard on my uncle and their kids. After my aunt died I could only sit back and watch the sadness unfold. There was nothing my family and I could really do, nothing we could really say to bring her back. I could never say I know what its like to go through what you’ve been through, but I am so glad to know that your grandfather won this battle.