Sunday 2nd May

And so it was 
Eight years ago 
The Alien Blob 
Removed from my toe 

I liked the sun 
I'd tan my skin 
Didn't realise 
Problems begin 

That changing mole
Upon my toe 
Biopsies later 
It's cancer, y'know 

A diagnosis 
Of melanoma
And suddenly 
Dark clouds came over 

More surgeries 
And all those tests 
The right path to take 
Oncologists know best 

It metastasized 
Moved through my body 
Infected lymph nodes 
I felt quite groggy 

Now eight years later 
I am N E D
No Evidence of (that
Beastly) Disease

But on a trial
Adjuvant treatment 
Regular checkups
And scans quite frequent 

Now I am vigilant
Protecting my skin
Don't want the cancer
To spread within

Living my life
Enjoy the outdoors 
Spreading awareness 
To you and yours 

........ 
And thinking of you 
Beloved Angel son 
Every single day 
Now forever young 
xxxxx