Visiting mother-in-law in another state
Her husband, a good son, mama‘s boy
The house was full with brothers and sisters
Drinking playing naked twister.
Mom stayed in her room, unable to get around
Trying not to make a sound
In fact, with all the children under foot,
She felt it best to stay put
Her children filed one by one into her room
To wish her love. Bring cheer to holiday gloom.
They decided to get her a tree
Because in her room she had to be
Unable to make it downstairs to the Den Hanging ornaments, remembering when
Daughter-in-law fit right in
Party Hardy Christmas daze
Brain fog in a haze
Went outside for a smoke
And a quick ****
An awkward Pivot and turn
Snow black, ice, slip and fall
Her bloodcurdling scream wake up all
The inertia of events in slow motion
She fell hard. She felt quick.
Lickety split
Straight on her face,
forget appearances, Social grace
Unconscious for a few minutes she came to
Partygoers didn’t know what to do.
She tried to stand, but passed out a second time
Coming to she was not in the right frame of mine
The right side of her face quickly, turn black blue
The eyes socket, cheek, the chin forehead, too.
She was confused didn’t know her name
This was not a reindeer game
911 ambulance came quickly through the night
Christmas Eve in the hospital diagnosis fight
Doctors judgment call
The question
what came first
The Brain Tumor or the fall
CAT scans MRIs to no surprise
A brain tumor in her head between her eyes
Back home California urgent tests,
CAT scan MRI takes months at best
Backlogged many patients, few machines
Hospital staff long hours work in their dreams
Rule out, Cancer or benign
The waiting game cancer or fine
Cancer This is not her first bout
She has her moments scream and shout
Breast cancer took her right breast out
Chemo decimated her body strength
Is she willing to go the duration the length?
She refused brain biopsy the same
With chemo treatment her feelings not tame
Secondary situations lymphedema remain
Simple movement insane pain
Too much in her head, she sits in bed
Each of her friends offer advice
She listens intently, but doesn’t think twice
She won’t tell any of her friends
For her, this maybe the means to an end
When is enough enough? No more Guff
Rock bottom perhaps she’s done
She told me she’s no longer having fun
Perhaps the last bout of Cancer won
Poked and prodded? morphine Dilaudid.
She needs help going to the bathroom alone
Difficult moving through house open door
She’s losing consciousness waking on the floor
Another fall another twist
A broken arm, broken wrist,
She no longer pretends to try
Angry no more tears to cry
She’s just glad for the life she can live
For finding a man with love to give
Fighting the demons of hatred and fear
Knowing that her time may be near
Inspired Songs
1) Live like you were dying 2004
By Tim McGraw
2) Ships that don’t come in
By Toby Keith late 2023 early 2024?
3)I will survive 1978
By Gloria Gayer
4) You’re Beautiful
By James Blunt
Mar 6
Mar 6, 2026 at 1:56 AM UTC
Visiting mother-in-law in another state
Her husband, a good son, mama‘s boy
The house was full with brothers and sisters
Drinking playing naked twister.
Mom stayed in her room, unable to get around
Trying not to make a sound
In fact, with all the children under foot,
She felt it best to stay put
Her children filed one by one into her room
To wish her love. Bring cheer to holiday gloom.
They decided to get her a tree
Because in her room she had to be
Unable to make it downstairs to the Den Hanging ornaments, remembering when
Daughter-in-law fit right in
Party Hardy Christmas daze
Brain fog in a haze
Went outside for a smoke
And a quick ****
An awkward Pivot and turn
Snow black, ice, slip and fall
Her bloodcurdling scream wake up all
The inertia of events in slow motion
She fell hard. She felt quick.
Lickety split
Straight on her face,
forget appearances, Social grace
Unconscious for a few minutes she came to
Partygoers didn’t know what to do.
She tried to stand, but passed out a second time
Coming to she was not in the right frame of mine
The right side of her face quickly, turn black blue
The eyes socket, cheek, the chin forehead, too.
She was confused didn’t know her name
This was not a reindeer game
911 ambulance came quickly through the night
Christmas Eve in the hospital diagnosis fight
Doctors judgment call
The question
what came first
The Brain Tumor or the fall
CAT scans MRIs to no surprise
A brain tumor in her head between her eyes
Back home California urgent tests,
CAT scan MRI takes months at best
Backlogged many patients, few machines
Hospital staff long hours work in their dreams
Rule out, Cancer or benign
The waiting game cancer or fine
Cancer This is not her first bout
She has her moments scream and shout
Breast cancer took her right breast out
Chemo decimated her body strength
Is she willing to go the duration the length?
She refused brain biopsy the same
With chemo treatment her feelings not tame
Secondary situations lymphedema remain
Simple movement insane pain
Too much in her head, she sits in bed
Each of her friends offer advice
She listens intently, but doesn’t think twice
She won’t tell any of her friends
For her, this maybe the means to an end
When is enough enough? No more Guff
Rock bottom perhaps she’s done
She told me she’s no longer having fun
Perhaps the last bout of Cancer won
Poked and prodded? morphine Dilaudid.
She needs help going to the bathroom alone
Difficult moving through house open door
She’s losing consciousness waking on the floor
Another fall another twist
A broken arm, broken wrist,
She no longer pretends to try
Angry no more tears to cry
She’s just glad for the life she can live
For finding a man with love to give
Fighting the demons of hatred and fear
Knowing that her time may be near
Inspired Songs
1) Live like you were dying 2004
By Tim McGraw
2) Ships that don’t come in
By Toby Keith late 2023 early 2024?
3)I will survive 1978
By Gloria Gayer
4) You’re Beautiful
By James Blunt
