Rad Radiation

Gary said I didn't
Glow in the dark
Although that would make
A good night light.
So far no tan
But that would help
With the Minnesota pallor.
The lotion seems mild
But it should keep my skin soft.
So far, so good.

A Good Night's Sleep

A good long sleep
Cures the body
And soul.
Rest to heal
Dreams to escape
Time to refresh.
It's a good morning
After a good night.

Back to School

Mind over matter
Or the mind
Doesn't matter
I'm usually fine by
Monday morning.

Not a Sunny Sunday

But still bright enough.

I'll get my rays Tuesday.

I start my

Radiation tan

This week.

What a difference a day makes

I have to remember

There are good days

And bad days.

Today's a good day!

My Life on Drugs

I can't wait to be drug free.

Every last chemo reaction

out of my body.

Every surgery sedation gone.

Every post procedure drug

Absorbed.

Every little ache and pain med

Not needed.

Every meal real food

No drugs necessary.

I can't wait

For the new normal.

Happy Thanksgiving

Lots to be thankful for!

Thanksgiving Eve

No port in a storm

No port in me.

Thank God!

Conferences

You learn a lot
Listening
And watching
As students
Become sons
And daughters
And reflect their
Parents.

Monday Fun Day

According to grade 3/4.
Of course while they went to gym
I corrected their spelling.
While they were at recess
I was getting ready for math.
When they went home to play
I had conferences.
But other than that
It was fun.

November

The clean white

Blanket of snow

Covers up

The cancer of

Leaves and mold

Growing beneath.

A fresh new face

On an old season.

Autumn, trying

To keep from dying

Hangs on

To nearly bare branches

And promises

A fever temperature

Tomorrow.

First Snow

First snow sparkles like diamonds.

The surprise of it

Sparks the imagination.

It's a wonder how such beauty

Appears from such a dull sky.

Makes you believe anything

Is possible.

Fantastic Friday

Made it through the week
More vertical than horizontal.
Looking forward to rest and recovery.
TGIF

Terrific Thursday?

Cold winter sun
Makes it look
Warmer than it is.

Wonderful Wednesday

At least that's what my class called it.
So I'll agree.
Feeling better.
No chemo tomorrow.
CT scan Friday
To get ready for radiation.
So pretty wonderful today.

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Monday Monday

Can't trust that day

But better than last week!

Blanket of leaves

A patchwork

Of yellow

Covering the resting ground

Soon called to slumber

In November's cold bed.

Slow but Sure

A cold glass of OJ

That doesn't taste like chemicals.

Guacamole's good

For the soul.

Lesson plans planned.

A chance to visit with friends.

A rejuvenating Saturday

Floating

Chemo every 21 days

Is like breaking through the water

To catch your breath.

Feeling the burst of air

Clear your head

And support your body

Yet knowing you'll

Sink back to the bottom

For the long struggle

Back to the surface.

I think I'll float on my back

For a while now.

Another Day

I want to write

About something

Other than cancer.

I want to write about

Unicorns and rainbows.

I want to write

About the beautiful fall colors

Or the puffy black clouds

Or the first snow flakes.

I want life to be mundane

And normal.

I want my boring life back.

Wednesday?

Resting up

Is much more comfortable

In your own bed.

Although the nurses,

Especially Norbert and Kelly

Were entertaining,

I'll take a cat in my lap

And a room with a view.

Thanks to wonderful care at United

My family for helping me through

And my sweet husband

For making me go to Emergency,

I'm resting at home in my own bed

With cats at my feet

And some new stories to tell.

An Exciting day at United

Sleeping between pokes and prods

Eating antibiotics through my veins.

Watching the calm channel

With its soothing music

And visual images.

Trying not to tear my tubes

Or what's left of my hair out.

But my temp has come down

And hopefully

my numbers will go up

And hopefully

I'll be home soon.

Resting up

TMI

After 3 months

Of holding toxins in

I finally spewed them out.

The medicine

To keep them down

And coursing through

My body failed its job.

And the poison leaked out.

Shredded from my skin

Rejected by my bloodstream

Ejected from my body

Tossed out.

Now maybe I can heal.

TGIF

The Patient in the Dell

Is everyone incompetent?

The nurses can't answer my questions.

The pharmacy blames the nurses

The nurses blames the Doctor

The cheese stands alone

And I'm stuck

In the middle.

Back From the Dead

Zombies and witches

Ghosts and goblins.

No fear on All Souls Day.

The Day After

Sluggish and slow

The day drags on.

The after effects of

A Halloween sugar high

On my third and fourth graders

Must be like the chemo drain

On me.

We both have too many

Chemicals in our bodies!