My daughter wrote a poem-relay for life

pitt
pitt Member Posts: 387
edited March 2014 in Breast Cancer #1
Some of you may recall my first post last August asking for advice on how to help my young children cope with my breast cancer diagnosis? I received such incredible advice from all of you and I can tell you that it really did help my girls get through my chemo, radiation, hysterectomy, and their Gran's death. So here's the latest...

Without telling me, my 10-year-old entered the poetry contest for our local Relay for Life. (I raised money for them last year and we all did the walk, but I wasn't going to this year because I thought it would be too soon. Anyway, now I am doing the "Survivor's Lap and Dinner" because my daughter won the contest!!! She is going to go on stage and read her poem and I couldn't be more proud!!!

This is how she viewed the last 8 months...for all of us:

Cancer is a battlefield
On the battlefield, you have your
army, weapons, and optimism.

The army in this case is your friends and family.
Without your army, you wouldn't be able to fight.
I believe your friends and family give you the courage and strength you need.

The weapons are extremely powerful.
The weapons used are strong spirits, dreams, hope, and the sentence, "I can do this."

Optimism may be the most important of all.
Thinking positive thoughts can cure it all.
Stand up straight, nice and tall. And you can do this - let happiness call.

I just wanted to share this with all of you.
Thanks for helping me get through these last few months.

Love,
Pitt
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  • BlownAway60
    BlownAway60 Member Posts: 851
    #2
    Well You Did It
    Brought a tear to my eye.
    Kids have a sincere and genuine approach to things. You must be very proud. Thanks for sharing.

    Hugs

    Donna
  • chenheart
    chenheart Member Posts: 5,159 Member
    #3
    You can indeed stand even
    You can indeed stand even taller and with more pride than you already do~ you have instilled such a sense of love, compassion and strength in the heart of your daughter~ bless both of you!!! This poem was such a pleasure to read; I can picture your daughter with pen in hand
    (I am showing my age, I know...she probably did it all online LOL) with ideas in her head, writing and pausing to get it just right...and she did! How wonderful! Give her a big hug and a Thank You from all of the warrior-survivors!

    Hugs,
    Chen♥
  • Fabu
    Fabu Member Posts: 29
    #4
    chenheart said:

    You can indeed stand even
    You can indeed stand even taller and with more pride than you already do~ you have instilled such a sense of love, compassion and strength in the heart of your daughter~ bless both of you!!! This poem was such a pleasure to read; I can picture your daughter with pen in hand
    (I am showing my age, I know...she probably did it all online LOL) with ideas in her head, writing and pausing to get it just right...and she did! How wonderful! Give her a big hug and a Thank You from all of the warrior-survivors!

    Hugs,
    Chen♥

    Oh My
    How sweet. What a darling daughter you have. This has made my day. Thank you for sharing.
  • 24242
    24242 Member Posts: 1,398 Member
    #5
    Thank You
    A good reminder to us all.
    Tara
  • Kat11
    Kat11 Member Posts: 1,931 Member
    #6
    24242 said:

    Thank You
    A good reminder to us all.
    Tara

    Beautiful

    Beautiful
  • carkris
    carkris Member Posts: 4,553 Member
    #7
    Kat11 said:

    Beautiful

    Beautiful

    a beautiful poem and
    a beautiful poem and obviously the example you set for her. she learned a valuable lesson of life and how to get through adversity. She is a smart wise girl. You should be so proud!!!
  • MGNS
    MGNS Member Posts: 197 Member
    #8
    Beautiful Poem
    What a beautiful poem from your beautiful daughter. Her words have touched my heart and given me an emotional boost that I needed at this time in my journey. Thank you for sharing her poem. Please give her a hug for me.
  • Sunrae
    Sunrae Member Posts: 808
    #9
    MGNS said:

    Beautiful Poem
    What a beautiful poem from your beautiful daughter. Her words have touched my heart and given me an emotional boost that I needed at this time in my journey. Thank you for sharing her poem. Please give her a hug for me.

    Hi Pitt, Haven't posted much
    Hi Pitt, Haven't posted much lately since going thru surgery and getting myself ready for chemo in a couple of weeks, but just wanted to thank you for sharing your daughter's heartfelt poem. Her poem is beautiful and your heart must be near bursting with love and pride. This is a testimony to you and the wonderful job you're doing as a Mom. Your whole family deserves to be applauded for the love and support they show toward you.
  • sbmly53
    sbmly53 Member Posts: 1,522
    #10
    It's obvious,
    you are a strong woman and a much-loved Mom. Thank you for sharing. Please tell your daughter that we are all proud of her.

    Sue
  • Marlene_K
    Marlene_K Member Posts: 508
    #11
    Pitt
    You must feel so proud! I know I sure would! How sweet of her to take your experience and put it into words and all without your knowledge. Enjoy that dinner celebration and stand tall & proud... you've got a lot to feel good about!

    Hugs, Mar
  • Ritzy
    Ritzy Member Posts: 4,381 Member
    #12
    Fabu said:

    Oh My
    How sweet. What a darling daughter you have. This has made my day. Thank you for sharing.

    Thanks for sharing this!
    Thanks for sharing this! You have a remarkable daughter!

    Sue :)
  • Sher43009
    Sher43009 Member Posts: 602 Member
    #13
    Marlene_K said:

    Pitt
    You must feel so proud! I know I sure would! How sweet of her to take your experience and put it into words and all without your knowledge. Enjoy that dinner celebration and stand tall & proud... you've got a lot to feel good about!

    Hugs, Mar

    Your daughter has a lot of
    Your daughter has a lot of insight for only being 10 years old. Thank you for sharing it.
  • scorpio37
    scorpio37 Member Posts: 20
    #14
    WOW
    what a beautiful poem, brought tears to my eyes.
  • natly15
    natly15 Member Posts: 1,941
    #15
    Pitt thank you for sharing
    Pitt thank you for sharing this. Congratulations to your daughter and to you and your husband. They say the apple doesn't fall too far from the tree. The poem is an absolute tribute to you and your family. Our children learn from us. Obviously you and your hubby are excellent teachers. You are raising a great 10 year old daughter. How wonderful to attend a Survivor Dinner knowing your daughter is a guest speaker who has won the prize.
  • lynn1950
    lynn1950 Member Posts: 2,570
    #16
    Ten years old with ageless
    Ten years old with ageless wisdom. Thank you for sharing your daughter's poem. xoxoxo Lynn
  • cindycflynn
    cindycflynn Member Posts: 1,132 Member
    #17
    Thank you, Pitt
    for sharing these beatiful words, and for obviously raising such wonderful children. And please thank your daughter for creating this lovely poem. It really touched me.

    Thanks,
    Cindy
  • laurissa
    laurissa Member Posts: 773
    #18
    Beautiful poem.
    I can see why she won the contest. Congratulations.
  • New Flower
    New Flower Member Posts: 4,294 Member
    #19
    laurissa said:

    Beautiful poem.
    I can see why she won the contest. Congratulations.

    Powerful poem
    Pitt thanks for sharing.Congratulations! Amazing talent to express her feeling and understanding of this fight.
  • Ritzy
    Ritzy Member Posts: 4,381 Member
    #20
    Sunrae said:

    Hi Pitt, Haven't posted much
    Hi Pitt, Haven't posted much lately since going thru surgery and getting myself ready for chemo in a couple of weeks, but just wanted to thank you for sharing your daughter's heartfelt poem. Her poem is beautiful and your heart must be near bursting with love and pride. This is a testimony to you and the wonderful job you're doing as a Mom. Your whole family deserves to be applauded for the love and support they show toward you.

    I just wanted to add Liz,
    I just wanted to add Liz, that I love your new picture!

    Sue :)
  • fauxma
    fauxma Member Posts: 3,577 Member
    #21
    That was just
    That was just beautiful.
    Stef

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