Judy Ball Poet Quatrain

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I found out right before Christmas 2012 that I had Thyroid cancer.Since it's the slowest growing and most easily treated cancer the prognosis was excellent.

I went in to have the Thyroid removed March 28,2013.

I'm fine now but now you all know where I was for so long.

God Is Good.

Merry Christmas, You Have Cancer

I'd been throwing up a lot.
My food stuck in my throat,
So every time I had a meal,
I'd cough and gag and choke.

I went to see my doctor,
Time and time again.
They gave me Barium swallows,
But found nothing in the scan.

For seven years they fooled around.
One doctor even retired.
Then they'd start all over,
'Stead of looking at the priors.

Finally I had had enough.
I went to see my doctor.
You must do something, after all,
Of my health you are the proctor.

You've given me those swallows,
Umpteen dozen times.
You never find a single thing.
Let's try a different line.

Let's do some X-Rays then, he said,
And then an Ultra Sound.
What a capital suggestion Sir,
I think that's quite profound.

Next time I went to see him,
The doctor said to me,
I think it's time we sent you,
To have a biopsy.

The lab report came back at last.
The doctor called me in.
We have good news and some bad.
Now where shall I begin.

We've found that you have cancer,
In your Thyroid gland.
I looked at him and took a breath.
Well now, ain't that grand.

Would you care to elaborate,
On your diagnosis?
For this you really must admit,
Is more than halitosis.

It's the slowest growing cancer,
And the easiest to treat.
We'll just remove the Thyroid,
Then you'll be fine, you'll see.

So now I'm waiting to go in,
To have my operation.
I'm really not too worried,
'Cause God knows my situation.

Until The Lord will call me,
Nothing can take me out,
And when my God is ready,
I'll leave here with a shout.

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Teddy Kimathi July 28, 2016 at 9:01 AM A deep, inspirational piece, Judy. In Faith, we cannot die!! Congrats for having your piece featured in the Poetrysoup homepage!! ;-)

Paul Callus May 16, 2016 at 3:43 PM Christmas and bad news do not go well together, but I suppose that Baby Jesus was there to give you a helping hand. You must have had a hard time, yet you write about your ordeal with a sense of serenity. Your faith helps you all along. Take care and blessings. ~ Regards // paul Judy Ball May 24, 2016 at 10:00 AM Hello Paul. Thank you so much fo stopping by. Was checking past poems and found this at long last. Thanks so much for your kind words and understanding. God Bless, JB

Old Man Emu May 13, 2016 at 5:49 PM One of the best things is to have a positive outlook, Happy that you have come through this and am able to write about it!.God Bless Judy. Kindest regards, Craig Judy Ball May 13, 2016 at 7:11 PM Thanks so much Craig. Just thought I should let everyone know where I was for so long. Glad you like it. God Bless, JB

Lukas Ficklin May 13, 2016 at 4:42 PM I will be praying for you Judy. God Bless Judy Ball May 13, 2016 at 5:34 PM Thanks so much Lukas. I am much better now. However my throat is scarred badly from all the vomiting I did for seven years. It was badly burned from my stomach acids so I may still need more surgery to get rid of the scar tissue. But who knows. Maybe God will heal it for me. He has done other things for me. Thanks bunches. God Bless, JB