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To me, it was a revealing experience…
                That I could be that strong in face of adversity!
                               It came as a sudden shock..
                        There was no indication beforehand!
                               My health seemed fine…   
                   I was totally engrossed in my teaching job..
                                    But it happened!

                   after a few days of intense physical exercise
                              I found my right leg swollen …
                      I blamed myself for being over-active!

              swelling did not go away even after resting for a week.
        had to see the doctor, who felt something hard and suspicious... 
                           series of tests...ultra-sound, MRI..      
                    inconclusive test-results...more investigation..             
                            more specialized physicians ..
              ultimately it was determined that I had a rare disease..                                                           Sarcoma!

             out of the blue...it happened!                           no clue

                    perhaps because I was ignorant of the disease,                    
                         I was not afraid...my reaction was - 
                             I had an almost blissful life,      
                       At some point, everybody has to suffer..           
                                God has been kind to me,      
                      my children are grown-up, settled, and        
                          I am proud of their achievements.                 
                                  my duties are done, 
                       probably it's time for me to fade away!

              I had no idea I would survive this dreaded disease,     
                   my daughter slept beside me on that night,
            she held my hands, and said - everything will be alright.            
                            I  completely believed her. 

              I was through radiation - calmly attended the sessions,          
                            by myself for twenty-five days,        
                  took the subway to the hospital downtown -        
                   read an art history book while travelling. 

                  had a surgery, the tumour was taken out...        
                    the most renowned surgeon in Canada       
                operated, and there were no after-complications. 
 
             ten years have passed... many visits to the hospital           
                   for check-up. every time a bit of stress..                  
                             butterflies in my stomach,    
               but I am alright ...as my daughter convinced me - 
                                        I will be.   


                                      May 15, 2022  
How You Live Or Have Been Healed From A Difficult And Challenging Health Condition Poetry Contest  
                               Sponsor:  Angela Tune   

I wrote a poem "Ride In The Subway For Twenty-Five Days" in the beginning of my poetic journey. It Is posted on Page 4.
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