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Fleur MacDonald
Fleur MacDonald
May 12, 2010 ⭐ View statistics (Premium feature)

How to Make a Tumour Disappear, Pat it Lightly...

Was shit scared
with a dry mouth
just thinking about it
going into hospital

had to wake early
got there too early
waited with my sister
till name was called

don the robes
fill out more forms
say goodbye with photo
lie down and wait

wheeled into small cupboard
kept calm with Nurse
the doctor distracted me
out like a light

5 hours later
woke up with shining light
loads of babbling
moved to ICU

bit of a blur
with a dry mouth
sucking constantly on icecubes
went into the night

two nurse bed bath
roll over roll over
finger on morphine button
let me sleep please

pat the Tumour lightly
and it will disappear
yell at it hard
it will stick around...
— Fleur MacDonald, May 12, 2010

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magics02

16 years 1 month ago

Wow Fleur

What a thing you went through and thanking everyone who tended to you and got you back up and writing. I read this, I thought of my cousin. I wished I could of patted her tumors, I wish she was here to read this to her. Her cancer took one of her legs and then some,, at the age of 42, she was my sister, my best friend, my cousin, my left arm. What I wish I could do to have her here with me now,,, she is resting and this poem of yours made me think so much of her,I am happy you are well enough now to write those words from your heart and soul. thank you Love,Mona xoxox
the_fool

the_fool

16 years 1 month ago

glad you made it

i can't pass up a poem with real personalization. only YOU could've written that. thx for this one. had to nominate. t_f
judyanne

judyanne

16 years 1 month ago

there with you fleur

'wheeled into small cupboard' those cubicles do seem like broom closets don't they? so glad you back up and well love judy xxx
Seren

Seren

16 years 1 month ago

Dear Fleur

you bloody nutter lol I needed someone to cheer me up I been in bed sick all week starting to feel a litte bit better ... but I get the biggest laugh at you patting her gently lol ... more like throwing her from the seventh floor window lmao love ya take care JayCee x x x ("Quote:-For every beauty there is an eye somewhere to see it. For every truth there is an ear somewhere to hear it. For every love there is a heart somewhere to receive it.-Ivan Panin")

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