The Big C by Adam Elias Zain Copyright 2014 Adam Elias Zain Smashwords Edition All rights reser

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The Big C

Introduction &eter' not his real name' said that this poem bro#ght a tear to his eye( )e "elt more people m#st be gi en a $han$e to read it( So it was de$ided to release it on its own(

The Big C The dreaded news wo#ld %no$% any o" #s o"" o#r "eet *o# %new it was a possibility' b#t yo# didnt really belie e it The diagnosis o" $an$er instantly ma%es yo# "eel #nwell And yo# are "orgi en "or thin%ing that yo# reside in a li ing hell The initial diagnosis ta%es the wind o#t o" yo#r sails *o#re #ns#re how to rea$t' #ns#re i" yo# want details *o# learn to $ope with the news yo# didnt want to hear !o simple pill "or $an$er' b#t time is a great healer +ndeed' $ is "or $an$er' b#t thats not the big C ,or thats -#st what some people made #p' and + disagree The big C is not "or $an$er' the big C stands "or Champions ,or the $o#rage yo# show repeatedly' as yo# r#n yo#r daily errands The big C is "or the resear$hers and do$tors who wor% tirelessly The big C is "or the n#rses pro iding great $are with empathy The big C is "or the $harities that %eep raising money The big C is "or the genero#s people who donate willingly The big C is "or the "amilies o" people with $an$er The big C is "or the s#""erers. past' present and' yes' "#t#re So to the do$tors and resear$hers' %eep on wor%ing To the "antasti$ n#rses' %eep on $aring To the tr#sted $harities' %eep on "#ndraising To the people who are donating' %eep on gi ing

To the "amilies o" people with $an$er' %eep on s#pporting And to the people with $an$er' %eep on "ighting *o# are the Champions' all o" yo# are the Champions The big C is "or yo#' the big C is "or Champions

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