A True Tale by Brenda Mohammed

[Brenchris]

A TRUE TALE

I awoke dazed, confused, where could I be?
Suddenly recalling I just had surgery.
Hooked up to machines, nurses surrounding my bed.
I closed my eyes and covered my head.

The doctor entered, her head bowed,
She uttered that I needed to go abroad,
The surgery was incomplete and she was sorry.
A malignant tumor was discovered in my left ovary.

My husband and I gasped in disbelief.
Fate had bestowed on me such grief.
We thought it was a simple hysterectomy.
I now needed chemotherapy and more surgery.

We immediately flew to Miami,
Where our daughter arranged for me to see
An oncologist at a cancer center;
No other doctor could have been better.

His diagnosis and treatment were very exact,
He prescribed three chemos to stop the cancer attack.
He operated and removed successfully
Every piece of the tumor that almost killed me.

I am now at home with my beloved family.
I now know how much they really love me.
They were at my side as far as I recall,
God was most faithful throughout it all.

[DATo]

Dear Brenchris,

It is often difficult to relate stories such as this which tell of unhappy times. I applaud you for your candor and for sharing with us what surely must have been a very difficult experience. But most of all I am happy to know how the story told through your poem ends. Your poem may help to serve as an inspiration to others.

Welcome to the website and I hope to read more of your work!

- DATo

[Yvonne Marie]

Brenda, I am sorry you went through this. I am grateful you wrote about your journey! I am also also very happy that you have been made an overcomer. ❤