Carcinoma | Cancer Poem

A cold
Weight loss I was happy about
Chest pain
Hard to breath
Doctor said bronchitis
Then pleurisy
Wait
What’s this weird bump
Doctor said swelling
Wait
It’s bigger now
Doctor said time for a CT scan
Wait
Doctor said a biopsy is needed
Wait
Doctor said CANCER
Meet oncologist
Need chemotherapy
You’re young
You’ll be fine
PET scan done
Stage four
Shock; fear
Start chemo
Big red syringe aka Red Devil
Nurse pushes
Tears flow
Fear and anxiety overtake me
More tears for the hair lost
Chills
Body aches
Vomiting
Suck it up
Be strong
Don’t let the family down
Fight
Put on a smile
So they don’t see your pain
Chemo done
Time to move on
Radiation
Seventeen in all
Ring the bell
To end this hell
Nine years have passed
All a little better than the last

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