this one I wrote when I was doing chemo 1990

[Guest guest]

CHEMOTHERAPY

by Lynda Roth

When I found I had cancer I didn't know

All the complications that would show

Up in my future plans and with

This experience I never expected to deal

And overwhelmed was how I did feel

With all the medical treatment to be

And what the outlook would be for me.

And so into this experience I came

Without much knowledge it does seem

But knowledge I did acquire fast

For two days I saw doctors and then

Into the hospital I was to be

For a modified radical mastectomy

And an implant at the same time

So that I wouldn't have to go twice

And then the Oncologist came

With word that there was more to come

Because the cancer had time to spread

Into one lymph node, so it meant

That I would have to do chemotherapy

And this was such a jolt to me

That I had to think through

What I should do, and all the possibilities

That would lie ahead in the future for me.

Certainly I would have to bear

These treatments for up to a year

And deal with all the side effects

The fatigue, the nausea, and the rest

That from this type of treatment come

And I would bear this mostly alone.

There are other side effects, this is true

That I could have from this treatment, too

I'm told that I could lose my hair

And other complications I could bear

There wasn't much time to decide

What course to take, so I went inside

And let my inner strength decide

How I should all this stress abide

And I knew I had to follow through

Deal with treatments and the stress, too

But I could already see

That more support I would need.

Most of the treatment I am now through

And I am hanging in there, too

With supportive friends who share with me

This experience of chemotherapy

And help me to deal with side effects

That often come for weeks after this.

I have worked on positive living

And I am working on believing

That I can help myself to heal

And that I truly will get well

By sharing what is happening to me

With my friends and my family

And remembering to take care of me

And I know that I will live to tell

How my cancer is cured and I am well

Yes, I'll finish my chemotherapy

And follow through on all the rest

Of the treatment and the tests

And keep my positive attitude

When I am well and through for good.

[Guest guest]

CHEMOTHERAPY

by Lynda Roth

When I found I had cancer I didn't know

All the complications that would show

Up in my future plans and with

This experience I never expected to deal

And overwhelmed was how I did feel

With all the medical treatment to be

And what the outlook would be for me.

And so into this experience I came

Without much knowledge it does seem

But knowledge I did acquire fast

For two days I saw doctors and then

Into the hospital I was to be

For a modified radical mastectomy

And an implant at the same time

So that I wouldn't have to go twice

And then the Oncologist came

With word that there was more to come

Because the cancer had time to spread

Into one lymph node, so it meant

That I would have to do chemotherapy

And this was such a jolt to me

That I had to think through

What I should do, and all the possibilities

That would lie ahead in the future for me.

Certainly I would have to bear

These treatments for up to a year

And deal with all the side effects

The fatigue, the nausea, and the rest

That from this type of treatment come

And I would bear this mostly alone.

There are other side effects, this is true

That I could have from this treatment, too

I'm told that I could lose my hair

And other complications I could bear

There wasn't much time to decide

What course to take, so I went inside

And let my inner strength decide

How I should all this stress abide

And I knew I had to follow through

Deal with treatments and the stress, too

But I could already see

That more support I would need.

Most of the treatment I am now through

And I am hanging in there, too

With supportive friends who share with me

This experience of chemotherapy

And help me to deal with side effects

That often come for weeks after this.

I have worked on positive living

And I am working on believing

That I can help myself to heal

And that I truly will get well

By sharing what is happening to me

With my friends and my family

And remembering to take care of me

And I know that I will live to tell

How my cancer is cured and I am well

Yes, I'll finish my chemotherapy

And follow through on all the rest

Of the treatment and the tests

And keep my positive attitude

When I am well and through for good.