Cancer

The word "cancer" to me growing up was like a bad word or an evil character/bad guy in a movie. My Busia (grandma in polish) died from cancer when I was young. I'm sure other family members have passed from it too. Cancer starts, defined by National Cancer Institute, "Cancer begins in your cells, which are the building blocks of your body. Normally your body forms new cells as you need them, replacing old cells that die. Sometimes the process goes wrong. New cells grow even when you don't need them and old cells don't die when they should. These extra cells can form a mass called a tumor. "

Tumors that are malignant are cancerous. Cancers are named to where the cancer first starts.

"Testicular cancer forms in a man's testicles the two egg-shaped glands that produce sperm and testosterone." according to the National Cancer Institute.
Testicular cancer mostly accords in young men between the ages of 20-39.
Why all the medical definitions in this blog? To bring awareness and also a little knowledge of what I am going to mainly talk about in this blog, my boyfriend Andrew's life with cancer. Although the cancer is a struggle and very tragic, Andrew shows courage and strength everyday.