Tag: Cancer

Fuck Cancer

Fuck cancer. The life robbing, hellish disease has had a long enough run and I for one am done with it. I want to go an entire year without hearing that someone I love is fighting for their life against this brutal illness. I want to see my friends and family who are currently suffering go into remission and live…

N9NE Gala

In two weeks I’ll be attending the N9NE Gala for The Canadian Breast Cancer Support Fund, you should join me. The Canadian Breast Cancer Support Fund is a charity that helps breast cancer patients deal with the financial implications of their diagnosis; the physical strain of theĀ diseaseĀ is terrible enough but even in Canada were we have universal healthcare the financial…

Chapter 2 – Back to School

Back to School Going back to school after our Italian adventure felt like a punishment; I was suddenly chained to my MSN because for the time being that was where Colin lived, in my computer. The late night conversations with Colin covered up the pain of living with my emotionally and physically abusive father. For months leading up to my…