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POE TR Y C ORNER
PLAYING WITH THE

UNKNOWN BYE-BYE CANCER

By Kiy Burnett By Gerald M. Neff
She pulled into her driveway feeling exhilarated. She Special Note : This particular string of stylized verse is
couldn't believe what she had done and experienced ear- a bit on the rude and crude side
lier that evening. She stepped out of her warm car into But then so is prostate cancer and that’s not even
the brick cold. The change of air reminded her that she considering the alternative.
was awake and not dreaming. She reached into her purse So here is BYE- BYE Cancer..
feeling for her keys. She finds them and pulls them out,
shuffling to find the right one to open her door. She un- Full bladder. Empty gut.
locks the door and turns the knob with tremulous hands. So that,
Although what she experienced that evening left her feel- The Scripps Club can cure
ing excited and a bit overwhelmed, she couldn't help but My gut.
feel a bit uneasy.
So It’s “Hey-Hey take it away”
“Babe!” She calls out to her fiance. “In the room!” he Come and play another day
shouts back. She walks briskly to the bedroom, remov- And this time with someone else
ing her sweater, she steps into the room, eyes wide, star- PLEASE!
ing at him with wonder. “Guess what! I was hypnotized
today at work! They had this guy come in for employee My friends and loyal attendants
appreciation day! Can you believe it?! It was real! And it Led by the good doctor
works!” she yelled in glee, while tossing her sweater at “Kill the Cancer Linson”
him. He catches it, while looking at her in disbelief. Which include at the front line
The fine “#METOO doctors and nurses”
“I can't believe you did that”, he replied softly. “You mean
to tell me you let a complete stranger take control of your Tiffany, Tammy, Imelda, Dawn, Angela.
mind?” “ Its not like that!” She said in defense. “It was In the rear is the finely tuned team called
fun and harmless. You know how shy I am? He made “The COLD Pants Crew”
me think I was Beyonce! It felt real! Like we switched who are In the radiation room armed with the
bodies! mighty intensity modulated radiation therapy machine,
And are responsible for my successful treatments.
She started to laugh, I was dancing, and singing.. I had
no control! I thought I was beyonce! She laughs. But it And of course, the answer to the Summary Care Plan of
ends when she sees his look of disapproval. “How does being a cancer survivor have an impact on my health?”

“Don't be a buzzkill babe, I just wanted to have a bit of Is because
fun.” I'm glad you had a good time honey, but you said it “It gives me life, love, family and the pursuit of happiness”
was real, and if it's real we need to believe what we heard
about it. It's the unknown, and it's dangerous. Like being For my friends I Proudly have this to say -fellow PTSD clubbers
pushed into outer space, the possibilities and doors that and all concerned- :
can be opened are limitless. And more importantly it's This veteran is now
against our religion!” “OK!” She yells, it won't happen 99% Cancer free…..Yes!
again. They both lay down, “Alexa! Lights! He yells. The And this lucky lad is me.
lights dim and they drift to sleep.
My sincere thanks to the Cancer Club at the Scripps Vista Clinic
She wakes up a few hours later feeling uneasy. “ I forgot Yours truly,
to lock the door,” she thinks to herself. One of her pet Gerald M. Neff
peeves. She climbs out of bed and starts down the hall-
way. The living room is dimly lit. She sees the door is
locked and walks back to her room in agitation that she
got out of bed for nothing. She stops dead in her tracks.
Her body turns ice cold. Her eyes wide, enveloped in fear
and dismay. She sees herself in bed, next to her fiance.
But how? “ : what's happened to me?! Am I dead?! Am I
dreaming?! How do I get back to my body?! What's go-
ing on?! Her mind is racing. In fear. She screamed for
Him. but was unheard. There she stood, room spinning,
trapped outside of her body, screaming, unheard. Stuck
in the unknown.

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