Words of Inspiration
Variations on a Theme by Niebuhr
by Wendy S. Harpham, MD, FACP
God, grant me the …
serenity to accept the things I cannot change,
courage to change the things I can,
and wisdom to know the difference.
patience to wait when healing requires time,
courage to undergo more treatment when needed,
and wisdom to know the difference.
Gratitude
by Linda Goss
I’m in the light,
But I’m not out
Of the woods.
ABCs of Cancer
by Sylvia Solomon
A great day to be alive
Believe in your survival
Cry if you need to
I’m Still Me
by B. Diane Landon
I’m still me.
With or without makeup,
I’m still me.
Maybe…
by Charlie Altersitz
If we pretend long enough,
Maybe it’ll just go away
Maybe we can wake up
tomorrow morning
And laugh without the
awkward tension
Maybe our jokes won’t
come off the tongue
With nervous apprehension
Does it hurt to laugh?
Maybe I won’t say anything
at all.
Spirit and Body
by Anita F. Bott
My body wants to sleep all day,
all night, and sometimes more.
My spirit sometimes goes along
and vibrates to the snore.
Knitting in the Chemo Room
by Felicia Mitchell
On my lap, purple yarn and plastic tubes:
a tangled web of medicine,
the cord for my headphones,
knitting as necessary as Herceptin,
Taxotere, carboplatin, sodium chloride.
LUCKY
by Meg Osborne
At church a man says, “You must wake
up every morning
and just PINCH yourself!”
Well, I want to pinch HIM or at least
clip his head with my purse.
