What Cancer Cannot Do.

[Muenkel 0]

To all DZ.com folks,

I brought my Sister-in-Law to her Oncologist appointment today. While I was in the waiting room, I picked up this short poem that I found to be very encouraging. I want to share it with you folks as I know many of us have been touched by cancer in some form.

What Cancer Cannot Do

Cancer is so limited...

It cannot cripple love

It cannot shatter hope

It cannot corrode faith

It cannot destroy peace

It cannot kill friendship

It cannot suppress memories

It cannot silence courage

It cannot invade the soul

It cannot steal eternal life

It cannot conquer the spirit

*source unknown

I hope this encourages someone as it has me.
Chris

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Chris

[cocheese 0]

So like, I'm going to start smoking.

[Muenkel 0]

Smartass.

Yes, by all means. But only Cocheese should start smoking. We can use him as the guinea pig to find out if this poem is true.

Chris

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Chris

[Michele 1]

Thanks, Chris. It's important to realize the whole person, and where the illness is. It's not the person who's ill; it's their body. And while that illness threatens - and takes life - to kill a person's soul cannot occur. And that is what the poem addresses...

My prayers are for your sister-in-law...and for you and your family.

Ciels-
Michele

~Do Angels keep the dreams we seek
While our hearts lie bleeding?~

[squirrel 0]

If Lance Armstrong can beat it...so can she! BTW, read his book...very good, and motivating.

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Where is Darwin when you need him?

[TheBachelor 5]

Thanks for posting that. I have a friend who had surgery for his cancer, and during that surgery they found that it had spread quite a bit. He's got a long schedule of chemo coming up, and I'm sure he's feeling pretty down so he'll appreciate this message.

There are battered women? I've been eating 'em plain all of these years...

[Muenkel 0]

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Thanks for posting that. I have a friend who had surgery for his cancer, and during that surgery they found that it had spread quite a bit. He's got a long schedule of chemo coming up, and I'm sure he's feeling pretty down so he'll appreciate this message.

Tell your friend that my sis-in-law is in week 14 of a very radical 16 week run of chemo. She was told that by week 5, she would be writhing in pain. She has done phenomenal. She's had some rough days, but never has she experienced 'writhing'. Every patient is different.

I wish and pray for the best for your friend.

Take care,
Chris

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Chris