My poem
The c word is something everyone fears to hear
Visits to the dr
Tests, scans and hours waiting in a chair
Everyone is someone dear
I always wonder how the dr feels when he delivers the bad news
Shock and hopelessness
Surely that's not me who has that c disease
That's what other people have
How, why and now my life has changed forever in that split second
All that I know and do and believe
Who can rid me of this hurt- I just want it to go away
I have to tell my family and this is the hardest part
I pick up the phone and dial
I listen to the word c-a-n-c-e-r come out of my mouth
The tears they fall
My daughter can't speak
I can feel her crumble
Devastation of a family, we question our past serenity
For you out there who has been affected, I can unfortunately now empathise
My mum, my best friend, you are everything to me
I hold you in my heart and hope to God we can beat this aggressive insanity
I love you mum
I surround you with my strength and light
F#%k you cancer
