Cancer Isn't Fair

Cancer isn't fair.

It doesn't choose delicately.
It doesn't play nice.
It doesn't accommodate timing.
It doesn't feel pity.

But

It doesn't steal hope.
It doesn't break bonds.
It doesn't take memories.
It doesn't extinguish love.

It cannot extinguish love.

I'm having a really hard time - physically, but mainly emotionally. Running has fallen to the side. I coordinate a program that starts this weekend. I am emotionally drained. I'm stretched thin. I've got so much to do. I've got no energy. I've got no time.

But I've got my health. Which is more than so many people who fight cancer every day with no energy, no time, and so much to do.

So today I will run. Because I can. And they can't. And they deserve someone on their side.