Secrets

I sent in my secret to postsecret.com and it made it to the website! Iv been checking it every Sunday to see if they had posted it. They get millions of postcards daily so its pretty neat to know that mine was good enough to make it to the website.

This is actually the censored version to be honest. I had done one prior to this one that was a lot more crude and harsh. I decided not to send that one because I didn't want people to associate anger towards childhood cancer advocates. I just wanted to make a point.

It seems like everything is pimped out with Breast Cancer colors, ribbons, quotes etc, during breast cancer month October. It makes me sad. Not that they are getting the money, but that there are other types of illnesses like TUMORS and BRAIN CANCER in BABIES which far worse, that receive little to nowhere near the amount of $ breast cancer organizations do. Most of which does not even go to actual research.

It is honestly horrifying to me to see the amount of awareness that corporations blast out during this month. Its almost like valentines day, a holiday created by hallmark to gain mass amounts of money from consumers. Same idea, these mass corporations spewing out ribbons and memorabilia just for profit. Children are OUR FUTURE. I don't understand why they have had to take the back seat and suffer. They are babies. If its difficult for grown women to go through just getting their breasts removed, how do you think it feels for children to get whole ligaments removed or get PERMANENT brain damage from the high amounts of radiation and chemotherapy?? Mind boggling. It really is. And not just the pain these kids deal with during chemotherapy and remission, but the pain their entire families face.

Joaquin is only 6 and he already is set for having early onset arthritis and bone malnourishment. He always complains about joint pains from chemo. Hes SIX. He will face that for the rest of his life. He will never grow to his full potential. He will always be short in stature from the chemicals in chemo stunting his tiny growing bones. His teeth are that of a 80 year old man. They are stained from the chemical toxins in chemo and are brittle. I get teary eyed just thinking of all the things hes had to go through. And his case is not nearly as awful as other childrens cases. He was really blessed to have Leukemia out of all the cancers. There are far scarier, harmful and painful cancers out there that little kids get. I just hope for a better future for the future generation of cancer babies. One where there is a cure. or at least one that is less damaging and painful for little children.