Rant…
So, this girl from my highschool is in hospice care, because she’s dying from bone cancer. Terribly sad, really.
However, let me tell you about this girl. I’ve had several run-ins with her, and have told her off numerous times. Because she seems to think that she’s entitled to everything and can treat people like shit and get away with it. Okay, no, just because you have cancer doesn’t mean you get to ignore the rules of society and disrespect everyone who doesn’t kiss your feet.
Everyone, people who don’t even know her, are posting status’ about how much they love her, ect. ect. Whatever, she hated all of you and made it very known.
Now, there’s a page where you can buy a shirt that says that she’s “our hero”. Why? What about being sick makes you a hero? A hero is defined as “a man admired for his achievements and noble qualities”…. She’s not a hero. Where’s the t-shirts for our troops? Firefighters? Police men? Our doctors, for christ’s sake?
I’m just so annoyed with everyone on facebook, and the way these people are kissing this girls ass. Yes, she’s dying, she’s young, its sad. No, that doesn’t make you a hero. Peoples views are so twisted.
In the most respectful manner possible, I’d like to say, fuck off.
This girl is actually my friend, so I may be a little sensitive to this situation, but it doesn’t change the fact that you just attacked a human being who is at their most vulnerable state. It also doesn’t change how inappropriate it is to assume she, “think[s] that she’s entitled to everything and can treat people like shit and get away with it.” Or that she ”…ignore[s] the rules of society and disrespect[s] everyone who doesn’t kiss [her] feet.”
She is the most outgoing person I know. She is not afraid to say, or act in a way that reflects her feelings. She is not afraid to treat people as she sees fit, or in the way they treat her and maybe that’s because she’s had the possibility of death on her mind for the past six years. I, you, anyone else hypothetically battling cancer would probably behave similarly. She doesn’t wish that anyone would, “kiss her feet,” because she just wants to live, and breathe, and be normal. She isn’t anything you’ve described her as, I’m wondering if we’re even talking about the same person.She is a hero despite your silly dictionary definition of the word. I’d like to ask you who your heroes are? Mine aren’t all men first off, they’re also admired though they’ve never fought fires, they’ve never rescued kitties from trees. They’ve made something of themselves despite their situations, just as Rachel has done. She’s made the best damn life she can despite the fact that she is in constant pain, and terrified because she doesn’t know how long she has. She makes everyone feel more alive because they realize life has the potential of being so short. She reminds people not to give two shits about what anyone else thinks, and she inspires everyone to do what they want in life, because we only have one chance. She’s my hero. She doesn’t have to be yours, you don’t have to like her or admire her or be inspired by her, but you also don’t have to drag everyone else down with you and your twisted views.
Leah and Amber, putting everything I couldn’t say into words. I didn’t know Rachel very well. We helped eachother in Mr. Gibbs’ class on homework, but that’s about as much as I knew her. She was nothing but a sweetheart any time I talked to her.
Cancer has victimized loved ones in my family and my friends’ families. The fact that most of us find it so difficult to make it through high school as is, she has this awful disease. Rachel has the most courage I’ve ever seen in a girl my age, or even a 30 year age range. I can’t even begin to describe the anger I experienced when I first read this post. Why does god punish people like Rachel, my grandmother, and so many others I know with cancer, and let people like Sydney say these things?! I know for one, my grandmother fought harder than anyone I’ve ever seen. Now I’m watching a girl at my school fight this horrible disease on her own, incredibly young. Also, you know one thing? My grandmother NEVER COMPLAINED about it. Rachel has NEVER COMPLAINED about cancer, either. How much fucking courage does that take?! I can’t even begin to imagine the pain they must be experiencing. I wish there was something, anything that I could do to help with every passing day that cancer exists.
This girl will get what she deserves. Absolute piece of fucking shit, total scum. I have so much more to say about this sack of dirt named “Sydney Painter.” I’m not going to waste my time complaining about her anymore, because that will only give her more attention.
Wasn’t sure whether I shoulda shown this to Amber. Glad I did, people will finally see what a worthless piece of shit this chick is.
+1 for Leah. +1 for Amber. +1364775686786789685 for Rachel.
If hero had to be defined by human beings, Rachel Collett certainly is a great candidate to be one if I ever did see one.
