“C” is for Cheri Cancer. There, I said it. I have Cancer. Kidney Cancer at that. Six little letters that completely change a life upon being told they belong to you.

I came home from a 6-day stint at the local hospital, again. This time– and only because I finally have some insurance, they did tests and really took a look into what has been making me sick and in pain for years now. As it turns out, I have a couple of serious things going on…

Firstly, the ongoing issues I have had with my right kidney have now been confirmed by specialists. I am in stage-3 kidney failure. This alone is enough to put me over the edge of disbelief, but the news got worse…

It was also confirmed by specialists that I have kidney cancer in the left kidney. One tiny 2-cm spot is going to take me…