A good friend just loaned me the book by Bernie
Siegal M.D. -- How to Live Between Office Visits, A Guide to Life, Love,
and Health. Wish I would've had this book in my pre-cancer days, it's
fabulous! Bernie even got me to tear up a list I was making yesterday -- not an
easy feat for me -- and just experience the day. It felt so much better and so
much less frantic.
This is a poem he received from a woman named Patsy
Barrineau, who left this wise and beautiful message.
The Good Thing About Cancer
The good thing about cancer
is that it speaks
in short sentences.
I listen attentively
as malignancy whispers:
Applaud yourself.
Hold his hand longer.
Hug her.
Buy it.
Say it.
Touch.
Kiss.
Smile.
Scream.
Laugh.
Cry.
Enjoy.
Live.
Yes.
I especially like the last "sentence"...
