"Boldness be my friend" - Shakespeare

CANCER. 

I CANNOT THINK OF A WORD IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE THAT SCARES ME MORE THAN THIS ONE. AND THE LAST PERSON I EVER THOUGHT WOULD HEAR THAT WORD IS ME. BUT SITTING IN THE DOCTOR'S OFFICE LAST WEEK, AND HAVING HIM TELL ME MY "OPTIONS" FOR TREATING IT MADE ME REEVALUATE MY LIFE, AND EXACTLY WHAT I AM LOOKING FOR. 
I KNOW THAT I WILL SURVIVE THIS. I KNOW THAT I WILL BE STRONGER BECAUSE OF IT. BUT UNTIL THEN, AS I FACE THE START OF MY TREATMENTS TOMORROW MORNING, I ASK AS SHAKESPEARE ONCE DID: BOLDNESS, BE MY FRIEND.