Constance La France Poet Free verse

A Fighting Spirit

hello dear friend, well, I can't seem to out run this cancer thing-       
my latest scan came back - this time its in my bones
sadly, I have to start chemo again and there goes my hair
for the third time . . . my fingers and toes are crossed
that I can beat this (investigating a treatment option in Germany)
oh, this is not a journey I wanted to take but without it I don't stand a chance  
my doctors say I would only last months so, I am ready to fight . . . 
hello dear friend, I had my first Pembrolizumab treatment today
tomorrow will be a five hour chemo treatment then, I get the weekend off . . .  
and will start radiation everyday for the next four months . . . 
(hope this helps with the pain in my bones) and I will be getting a chest port 
so, I will no longer get stuck with needles and getting Herceptin and Pembrolizumab every second day- I know it sounds like a lot, but I got this . . .
hello dear friend, things are not going so well, sorry I have not been in contact
Dear -  we regret to inform you, Jennifer lost her battle today . . . 

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May 31, 2019


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Caren Krutsinger June 2, 2019 at 1:17 AM Cancer does not respect anyone - age or gender. Cancer comes to call and things change rapidly, in a sad way. I am sorry for Jennifer, and for you, her friend. I am sorry for them all. I am sorry we have cancer; I have no idea why we do. This is well done, my friend. So sad; so terribly sad. You wrote this with an abrupt ending which reflects cancer well. Constance La France June 2, 2019 at 5:38 PM Caren, yes what you say is so true, sometimes by the time the doctors detect the cancer it is already too late, I have lost so many friends already to cancer, and family members, cancer sometimes has an abrupt ending and other times drags on forever ~

Kim Rodrigues May 31, 2019 at 8:55 PM A sad one! My cousin messaged me two days before she died, “Please pray for me” Constance La France June 2, 2019 at 5:36 PM Kim, yes, each time I hear a person has cancer, it breaks my heart, that is so sad about your cousin. I find that most people I have known at least show such incredible strength ~