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13 ways of looking at cancer

January 5, 2012
By WhyNot GOLD, Lake Stevens, Washington
WhyNot GOLD, Lake Stevens, Washington
10 articles 6 photos 6 comments

Favorite Quote:
~yesterday is history, tomarrow is a mystery, and today is a gift. that is why they call it the present.<br /> ~I have not failed, I have just found 10,000 ways that don&#039;t work.- thomas edison<br /> ~There are no accidents


It has been heard as “The Killer”,
“The Murderer”,
“The Devil”,
“The Big C”
And so forth.
But I have never heard of it as anything else.





2
The pain,
The shock,
The thought of Death’s angel.




3
A lump,
A bruise,
Whatever you call it.
It’s all just the same.






4
Run!
Run like the wind,
Don’t stop
Your cause sure as hell doesn’t.




5
The colorful ribbons
You can find them just about anywhere,
In any family,
No matter where you look…





6
Sitting there
In the gloom
Nowhere else to turn
Awaiting for your opportunity to have it go away







7
You either wear black, white, bright or dark colors
You await the time to say your final good-byes.
No turning back now,
No chance to delay,
It’s either now or never.
Else you’ll never forgive yourself.







8
You may never see him again,
You may never hear his laugh,
His smile might be his final good-bye,
The stories you’ve heard
But never seen,
Could be his final memories.






9
They say you get used to it,
You never do.
They say there’s no reason to cry,
But there always is.
They say death is just another factor of life,
That’s true.
And it may not be fair,
But at least they have something right.






10
It can be found anywhere,
Any moment,
Within the next week,
The next month,

Your final second.
But you’ll never know until you face your worst fears.






11
You know its happening,
Maybe you don’t,
But you hang on.
You fight.
Until you have nothing left to fight for.
Everyone is proud.
They know you tried,
At least they saw you once,
And will see you again.






12
All your hopes turn to dreams and wishes
Dreams and wishes turn to fantasies
Fantasies turn to forgotten dreams
All because your chance to live a life
Has been taken before your very eyes






13
No matter what,
Some say it happened for a reason and that you should miss them,
But not shed a tear.
Others say it was a factor of life
That it should be executed in hopes you will find peace.
A number of people have had someone taken away from them so many times they can’t help but cry.
It’ll happen to us sooner or later,
There’s nothing we can do but fight.
Don’t stop fighting.
Fight to the very end.


The author's comments:
I have been through alot that has to do with cancer. my nefew died at 16 months on november 6th from brain cancer. at first he had childhood cancer and was cured of in 6 months by his first birthday. four months later he got brain cancer, my nefew inspired me to do alot of things. but out of everything he did, this was by far the greatest. i hope you like it, i know so many people who can relate.

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WhyNot GOLD said...
on Jan. 25 2012 at 5:37 pm
WhyNot GOLD, Lake Stevens, Washington
10 articles 6 photos 6 comments

Favorite Quote:
~yesterday is history, tomarrow is a mystery, and today is a gift. that is why they call it the present.<br /> ~I have not failed, I have just found 10,000 ways that don&#039;t work.- thomas edison<br /> ~There are no accidents

Thanks. Alot of work goes into things like this for me

WhyNot GOLD said...
on Jan. 25 2012 at 5:35 pm
WhyNot GOLD, Lake Stevens, Washington
10 articles 6 photos 6 comments

Favorite Quote:
~yesterday is history, tomarrow is a mystery, and today is a gift. that is why they call it the present.<br /> ~I have not failed, I have just found 10,000 ways that don&#039;t work.- thomas edison<br /> ~There are no accidents

Thank you so much! I really hope you liked it. It took me a bit but memories help. I owed to him and my grandfather

chigi08 said...
on Jan. 25 2012 at 4:29 pm
Beautiful job writing Mary. You have real talent.

sarrygurly13 said...
on Jan. 25 2012 at 2:54 pm
She's an incredible little woman, very smart, and patient.

Meg98 BRONZE said...
on Jan. 12 2012 at 7:12 pm
Meg98 BRONZE, Snohomish, Washington
3 articles 0 photos 2 comments
This is amazing!