This is a bit of my personal story... I nearly cried while writing it...


Little girl, with the beautiful hair,
sitting their making mudpies
Little girl with the beautiful hair,
please baby please don't you die
Little girl, gotta chop off your braid,
you're starting to lose all your hair
Little girl you're just skin and bones
I'm afraid that you soon won't be there.
Little girl, how do you keep on smiling?
Do you know about this danger you face?
Little girl, with a miniature tantrum
"I hate this doctor place"
Little girl, your mama she loves you
Going to do the best that she can
Little girl, the doctors are careful
and treat you according to plan
Little girl, you survivor!
It seems that you've muddled on through
Little girl, who's one kindney shorter
Who looks at the world always new
Little girl, who's deep down inside of me
That inner child who thrives.
Little girl, you keep me young,
and I'm glad that I'm still alive.

Oh that is so beautiful and touching, thank you for sharing

Thanks. I think it was kind of therapeutic to write about it in a way... I'm glad you enjoyed it.

Tugs at the heart..I enjoyed that very much

Little girl... you share that fight inside!

(((CrazyPalindrome)))

Someday I would like to write a series of books for kids about dealing with cancer. I remember the nurses coming into my school and talking about it, that it wasn't contagious, and then all the kids were pretty okay with it. It was rough, but at the end, we had a huge celebration for my last chemotherapy, and my mom's friend wrote a book called "Henrietta's hat" which you can still find copies of in some hospitals. I owe a great debt to all the people who were there for me.

I stare at it
crisp and white it lies there
holding its arms up placidly
calmly melting away.
It is all I have left
All I have left of his body
One shimmering imprint
made on a crazy day
when two hearts joined
under a lazy winter sun.
but he is gone.
He melted away
like his angel's snowy counterpart

Both those poems were really good Hannah...you should be proud. I can see the heart that went into them. You surely are strong.

you've got some talent. really really enjoying your stuff. post more!

Well thank you. I've posted most of my old stuff... except for a couple that are really really depressing... and kind of emo-esque... sooo... I guess I'm going to have to start getting creative again.

very good and heartfelt