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Wilfred Yeats Member Elite
since 2000-08-04
Posts 2704Wilmington, Delaware 
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It’s another world One the healthy seldom see You can watch Chicago Hope Be a fan of ER – Never see this Unless you’re a care giver Or receiver It’s where the sick go To prolong life They sit in Barcaloungers For hours watching Deadly chemicals Drip slowly into their bloodstream Or dressed in a hospital gown For their visit They lay on a plastic table Watching technicians Carefully setup shields To focus radiation On select body parts Some come wearing wool skullcaps Others wheel oxygen tanks before them Shuffling in for treatment Most are very thin Most are quite old Or do they only look it Some cases are extra sad The young couple They look as though they’re here To see the Ob-Gyn Then you see she’s wearing a Hickman In the corner a lady is doing a jigsaw puzzle Over there the lady with the book overflowing that big chair reads and frets – she’s missing her soap Conversations among the regulars Are cheerful, almost jovial The new ones still wear their fears On their faces, in their stance And how they talk. Mary picked up some brochures Support groups for breast cancer What does Taxoteer do She looks at the nurse “These don’t tell you what to expect once it has spread” There’s a momentary pause “Your doctor can tell you about that” Eyes return to their books And puzzles. Great souls have wills; feeble ones have only wishes. ~ Chinese Proverb ~ |
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catalinamoon
since 2000-06-03
Posts 9543The Shores of Alone |
Oh what a take on the sadness within the hospitals and cancer centers. As someone who has worked in the medical field, I know where you are coming from here. It is so hard to see, this lonely vigil with nothing good to come. Bravo for pointing out this pain in such a feeling way. Sandra |
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Sunshine
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
I went to the hospitals with my mother....now, I don't get to go to the centers...I read the records and summarize them for lawsuits....one came very close to home for me....I got too involved....I cried.... I still cry.... and then I pray.... and then I pray one more time.... |
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Martie
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-09-21
Posts 28049California |
Bill--Pat told me about the cancer center she went to, and you have described it so well...the hope, the fear, the friendships that come from experiencing the same fright and hope...very well done, my friend...hugs! |
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SEA 
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Member Seraphic
since 2000-01-18
Posts 22676with you |
WY~ this is so sad and very hard to read......yet you wrote beautifully.....hugs  -SEA |
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doreen peri Member Elite
since 1999-05-25
Posts 3812Virginia |
"These don’t tell you what to expect once it has spread" .... i'm crying.... this is a prolific and important piece of work... |
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Victoria
since 2000-08-12
Posts 5869 |
You penned it well bill..HUGS ~V~ A poem is never finished, only abandoned. - Paul Valery (1871-1945) |
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Wilfred Yeats Member Elite
since 2000-08-04
Posts 2704Wilmington, Delaware |
Sandra- I believe you see things as I do. One cannot 'be there' and not see it as it is - Thank you Karilea - a lot of prayers are needed - Maybe a refocus on finding cures - instead of so much on 'treatment' Thank You Martie - When I think of the years of study on cancer - and how far we still have to go - I want to scream - Thank you SEA - Such a reader you are - I dearly wish I had the time to read more of PiP's varied tapistry Thank you Doreen - You keyed in on the very phrase I hoped people would recognize - I've read those brochures - They DO NOT discuss cancer after it has spread. I cry too. thank you Victoria- Thank you friend ~S~ |
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Charisma
since 2000-09-30
Posts 5906lost in blue pages |
sad....real sad.....you touched my heart. well written piece with depth. Charisma |
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Paula Finn Member Ascendant
since 2000-06-17
Posts 5546missouri |
OK sir now that I can see to type...this is a tender emotional look at everyday life for a cancer patiient...or any patient who requires constant care like this...thank you sir for this look into the real world |
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Wilfred Yeats Member Elite
since 2000-08-04
Posts 2704Wilmington, Delaware |
Charisma- Yes - it is sad - and I think sadder than it needs to be - Thank You Paula- Until now - I thought Alzeheimers patients were the saddest - Thank You |
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