Aunt Bee and ME
So, I had a mastectomy, as you could probably tell,
All cancer was removed, and I’m doing very well,
I’m flatter than a pancake on the left side of my chest,
I’m reminded every day that cancer took my breast,
Yet every single day, when I get undressed,
I am very thankful and
know that I was blessed,
I didn’t have reconstruction, no that was not my choosing,
I did not really care that my breast I was losing,
I was more concerned about harsh treatments, and such,
The radiation or possible chemotherapy scared me very much,
The invasive part of my cancer was really very small,
No radiation or chemo was required for me at all,
Ductal carcinoma was my final diagnosis,
None was in my lymph nodes which is a good prognosis,
I elected to get a prosthesis to wear inside my bra,
It really does look natural, and I don’t mind it, I’m in
awe,
My sister named it Beatrice, and she comes along with me,
But I chose to nickname her myself, and I call her my Aunt
Bee!
She can be my constant companion, or sometimes I leave her
behind,
I don’t intend to be disrespectful or flippant or unkind,
I know that Cancer is no joke, this I truly understand,
I have personally witnessed its devastation, unfortunately
firsthand,
My husband died quickly
from a terminal brain tumor,
Aunt Bee is a little joke we have, sometimes you just need
some humor!
Tammy Harvey 1/13/2023
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