“My Voice” by Gayle Weisman
Today we share the words of an old friend of the “Voices of Survivors Foundation” and an amazing Poet as well as ‘Survivor’, Gayle Weisman. Gayle shared some of her work with us in June of 2009 and I thought it would be great to revisit with Gayle’s words again today and share three more […]
“My Voice” by Gayle Weisman
Today in the Written Word’, we have something a little different. Today, Gayle Weisman, who was the 47th ‘Survivor’ to share her ‘voice’ on camera, has contributed three of her wonderful poems. Each one truly captures what each of us has felt at one point or the other more than likely. After Cancer Avalanche A […]
“Just a Little Different” by Karin Gehm Barrett
Karin Gehm Barrett – ‘Survivor’ My life as I knew it Was there in front of me Every day the same But just a little different Then one day there was a pain There was a feeling of unease Of being uncomfortable Things were happening that were just a little different My belly was huge […]
“I’m a Survivor” by Jomaly Duran
When I had asked Jomaly to submit a poem for the “Written Word” she had told me about the first piece: “I’ll Be Fine” that she had written during her treatment. I had asked to also contribute a piece that was written from her perspective today on being a ‘Survivor’. Below you will see her […]
“I’ll Be Fine” by Jomaly Duran
“I’ll Be Fine” Simple cold, at least that’s what I thought, Doctor visit, emergency room 25 tubes of blood, two chest x-rays, MRI Final analysis, bone marrow and spinal tap Back aches, head aches, visits from people that I love Nurses checking my vitals every 10 minutes, sleepless nights Disgusting Hospital food and smells Backless […]
