i have cancer

I have cancer.

I have cancer.

I can't believe it. It doesn't seem real, no matter how many times I repeat it. I have cancer, I have cancer, I have cancer.

My life is divided now. Everything up until the phone call from my doctor at 6 p.m. Thursday, June 19, 2008, is now "BC" -- Before Cancer. The rest of my life is "AC" -- After Cancer. No matter what I do in my life or how long I live, THIS is what will define me. I'm a cancer survivor. A victim of this disease. A cancer patient. A "warrior" in the "battle" against this disease. A sick person. I'm in the Cancer Club. Been there, done that and bought the T-shirt...and the ribbon pin...and the wristband...and the coffee mug.

All things considered, I would rather have won the lottery.