Hi. It was my husband's birthday recently and I wrote him a poem to say thanks to him for looking after me this past year. I've never written a poem before so am a bit embarrassed but thought some on here might understand and appreciate it! Here goes ...
He sat and listened and took it all in, Never thinking it was a fight that we wouldn't win
He spoke for me when I just couldn't talk, Then took me for a calming walk
He passed me the bucket and held back my hair, Constantly showing his love and his care
He cleaned the house and cooked the meals, Taught me it's fine to feel all the feels
He never gave up on the girl that he married, And knew, this burden, together we carried
He passed the tissues when the drool kept flowing, Giving me strength, keeping me going
He ran to the chemist when I couldn't poo, That's how I know our love is true
He dealt with school and fed the cats, Encouraged the homework, binned the dead rats
He appreciates my new chemo curls, and my need to spend quality time with 'The Girls '
He respects my choices, understands my fears, Laughs at my jokes and wipes my tears
He's been there for me every day, every night, Giving me the strength to win this fight
He copes with my strops when I'm being a madam, He's my one and only, my lovely Adam
Xx
Beautiful and so true for my hubby as well he did all that. I do think our other half’s suffer as well they are frightened for us as well as the what ifs.
Hazel xx
Hazel aka RadioactiveRaz
My blog is www.radioactiveraz.wordpress.com HPV 16+ tonsil cancer Now 6 years post treatment. 35 radiotherapy 2 chemo T2N2NM.Happily getting on with living always happy to help
2 videos I’ve been involved with raising awareness of HNC and HPV cancers
How thoughtful.
Wrapped in our own misery it's easy to forget our loved ones' suffering. They are the ones who have to be "strong" who have to hide their grief while everything is centred around the patient. My husband cooked and cleaned, set up my meds and feed and gave me a kick when I needed it, who stepped back when I pushed him away...which was often.
I asked him a few times when things had calmed down how he felt and he said, "I just got on with it. Nobody else was going to do it and I knew you would be OK"
Quis curabit ipsos curatores?
Dani
Base of tongue cancer. T2N0M0 6 weeks Radiotherapy finished January 2019
I wrote a blog about my cancer. just click on the link below
Hi Dani had to look that one up but yes so true. “Who will guard the guards “ As our dear friend Tanya used to say every days a school day.
All John used to say was he took his marriage vows seriously 40 years ago in sickness and in health. I like you wasn’t always the model patient.
Hugs Hazel x
Hazel aka RadioactiveRaz
My blog is www.radioactiveraz.wordpress.com HPV 16+ tonsil cancer Now 6 years post treatment. 35 radiotherapy 2 chemo T2N2NM.Happily getting on with living always happy to help
2 videos I’ve been involved with raising awareness of HNC and HPV cancers
Who will guard the guards
Difficult one
It actually means who curates the curators but such is the latin language that it can mean who cares for the carers or custodians
Dani
Base of tongue cancer. T2N0M0 6 weeks Radiotherapy finished January 2019
I wrote a blog about my cancer. just click on the link below
Oh that is lovely. Bought tears to my eyes. I am going to show it to my husband Thankyou. Lizzie x
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