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She was told, in January, that she had two weeks to live                   .                          
But she defied them                                                                         y
For 18 months                                                                              a
She laughed with her children                                               w
Cried with her husband                                                      a
                
The chemo dulled the sparkle in her eyes                 r
Like liquid depression                                            e
Her spirit diminishing                                        h
            
Until one inevitable day                              k
When hope crossed paths with fate        o
In that sterile hospital room                 o
When deaths shadow crept in and  t