Through it all, poetry was the lens through which I could examine and deal with these very emotional and painful times in my life. My life has been touched by cancer in three different ways. A number ...

I wrote this poem in honor of my niece who had breast cancer, who was determined to live out the rest of her life giving her loved ones hope and strength. I wrote and submitted this poem in honor of ...

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James Nave confronted the disease the best way he knew how: with words. He vowed to write a poem a day for the hundred days following surgery. Poet Battles Cancer With A Hundred Poems Poet Battles ...

Cathy Valente wrote ‘My Battle, My Strength: How I turned my cancer pain into power’ while undergoing treatment for Stage 4 breast cancer. The mum of five was first diagnosed in June 2022 at the age ...

A Sunderland woman has dedicated a heartfelt poem to her mother after losing her to cancer. Sophie Butler, 40, lost her mam, Rita Oxman, to bowel cancer in 2021 and has since written a book of poems ...