Last week I was thrilled to be featured on Angela Noel’s blog “You are Awesome – Celebrating Inspiring People and Interesting Ideas” as her regular Love Letter guest post.
This is actually a poem that I wrote over 14 years ago for one of my closest friends, who had just died after a 2 year battle with breast cancer. We found ourselves in a situation that I could never have envisaged as our close friendship became one of nurse and patient. I was recognising signs and symptoms before they were diagnosed, and I encouraged her to accept a referral to my place of work for palliative care. The day that I called my consultant to arrange for her to be admitted and then called her hubby to tell him, I went home and sobbed.
The next day I donned my blue dress and I went to work to care for my patients and my friend. I was the nurse in charge and had to be professional, but after handing over to the night shift I couldn’t stop myself from begging the night girls to take good care of her. She came home the next day, a Saturday, and died at home the early hours of Tuesday morning. She was 37 and had the most beautiful smile in the world.
Please visit Angela’s post to read my full poem:
Love Letter : Do You Remember?
and have a look around the blog as Angela is one of the most inspirational and beautiful writers that I follow. Thank you Angela for having me!
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I am so sorry to hear about the loss of your friend. This is such a touching and beautiful poem. xxx
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Thank you x
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This is so sad, 37 is no age. I’m glad your friend had you to support & care for her.
#PoCoLo
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Thank you – she packed as much in as she could for herself and the kids in that last year x
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I love your poem. It’s a beautiful tribute to a friendship that obviously ended too soon. You have a way with imagery and that’s clear from all the wonderful comments so many readers have made. Thank you for honoring my blog with your words.
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xxxxx
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A beautiful tribute to your friend. I’m glad she was able to go home and spend her last moments with her family. ❤ Much love xx #TheMMLinky
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Thanks for reading Marylin x
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You are so obviously a very caring person. I am sorry for your loss but how wonderful that she had such an impact on you #TheMMLinky
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What a lovely thing to say, thanks Kate!
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I am so sorry for your loss – it’s a beautiful poem. xx
Thanks for linking to #pocolo
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Thank you Morgan and for hosting so well!
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Oh Claire, what a beautiful poem. I’m so sorry you lost your friend, it must have been so hard to nurse her too. Thanks for sharing with #TheMMLinky
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Bit late replying to you, but thank you so much x
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