Shock and emotional turmoil on receiving a cancer diagnosis.
This poem delves into my shock and emotional turmoil when I received the diagnosis of spine cancer. I grapple with questions about the extent of the disease and its impact on my life and future. The poem vividly captures the devastation and sense of loss that accompany such a diagnosis, despite the initial reassurance from the doctor about treatment prospects. This poem is Part 5 of a series about my journey with Cancer. Beverley Joy
Listen HERE – Poem – The Diagnosis
It was confirmed – Cancer in my spine
Plasma Cytoma or Multiple Myeloma?
Was the Big C just in my Lumbar 3
Or was it elsewhere in my body?
Did I have three months to live
Or would I live till 90?
The Doctor reassured me that the prospect was good
Surgery to stabilise, radiation to minimise.
But I was in shock, stunned, numb
I couldn’t speak because of sobbing and crying
No one from my family had suffered the Big C
Why me? I was so healthy, fit and positive.
The career I was building had now crumbled
The car I am buying, I cannot drive
My new abode is no longer mine
My life has smashed up against a brick wall.
Beverley Joy of Simply Story Poetry © 2023 All Rights Reserved.
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