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 o
n 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
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
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
