I kind of wish I still had cancer.
I'm well aware of the inflammatory (and insensitive) nature of that statement: it shocks me too. But let me tell you why I'm saying it here.
In January of 2011, I was diagnosed with probable papillary carcinoma, i.e. thyroid cancer. It was terrifying just hearing the word in reference to my own body. A few months later, my thyroid was removed and biopsied.
