Sunday 1st April
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The first of April
Time for awareness
Lumps, bumps and swellings
Do not feel helpless
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Testicular cancer
Need to check your balls
Don’t be embarrassed
Heed the doctor’s calls
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Teens to the thirties
Are mostly affected
Do yourself a favour
Shouldn’t be neglected
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Don’t leave it too late
For it can be cured
If it’s caught early
You can rest assured
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A taboo subject
Whispered quietly
Can’t happen to me
Can fill with anxiety
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Grab life by the goolies
But if there’s a pain
Have your tackle checked out
Your health to maintain
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We love you so much sweetie
Missing you like crazy
My dearest, darling son
Precious Angel baby
xxxxxx
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I made this video three years ago……
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Christ is Risen!
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I don’t see how you held it together for the video. I was bawling. Those Drs- I’m mad that they ignored his symptoms!!
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Thank you for watching Melinda.
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You’re welcome.
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This is fantastic! A serious and personal subject for many, including your lovely family, but made light… taking some of the scare away. Thank you, so important to get this taboo broken down and allow our young men to thrive with sexually healthy bodies to carry them through a long life.
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Thank you so much for your kind words and understanding thoughts.
Appreciated.
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such informative and appreciate you sharing such valuable stages in our journey!!
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Thank you for reading and watching.
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Too big a killer to be embarrassed about. Well said ❤️🙏🏻🙂
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Thank you so much.
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I had the same thing I’m cancer free now I’m celebrating my 11 year cancer free this year
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All the very best for your continued good health.
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I’m certain the holidays could never be easy for you. Sending warm thoughts of compassion ❤
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Thank you very much indeed for your kind words and caring thoughts.
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Best. Parents. Ever..💜
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So kind of you to say.
Thank you.
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A topic people don’t like to talk about and don’t like to think about but really should
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So very, very true.
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Reblogged this post.
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Thank you so much.
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I think this sort of personal message carries a lot of weight within the community.
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Most kind.
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This is so powerful, Melanie. Your silence and expressions add huge impact to the words. And yet, you have managed some humour in your excellent poem
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Thank you so much Derrick.
Appreciate your words.
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Love the post. Dead on!!!
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Thank you so very much.
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Thank you for sharing this Melanie … you express your grief in your daily writing, but in this video, your face wears a tired and sad look that matches those words.
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Thank you.
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I reposted the video on Facebook. Last year at the local High School. 280 pound football (16 year old)player had headache and some pain. He died three months later. Testicular cancer. Thank you for sharing the video.
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Thank you for sharing on Facebook.
So sorry to read about the football player.
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https://polldaddy.com/js/rating/rating.jsWas a hard lesson. Cancer steal the young too. You are welcome my friend.
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Excellent read, I am going to reblog this article for you.
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Thank you very much indeed.
Most kind of you.
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