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Survivor’s Ode

By Coping Magazine 15 Jul, 2026 CANCER, SURVIVOR BREAST CANCER, POEM, POEMS

A poem by a stage III breast cancer survivor.

Squatter

By Coping Magazine 14 Jul, 2026 CANCER, SURVIVOR BREAST CANCER, POEM, POEMS

A breast cancer survivor shares her poem.

Spa Sisters

By Coping Magazine 13 Jul, 2016 CANCER, SURVIVOR GALLBLADDER CANCER, GASTROINTESTINAL, POEM, POEMS

by Beth Copeland When we arrive an aide offers heated blankets,one for me and one for my sister Becky. This week we have a room with a window.Sunlight slants through venetian blinds as if saying, I want to live. I sit in the chemo chairand spread the warm blanket over my lap. A smiling woman […]

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