FAWM: "Virginia Baptist Hospital"

Virginia Baptist Hospital

1 week ago by @mikegtz

Virginia Baptist Hospital

mikegtz

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Liner Notes

This is another one of the songs for the song cycle, a little closer to the present time for my sister Regina. #songcycle #threeofus

Lyrics

The news was a sudden jolt My sister had cancer Quietly lurking in her ovaries Discovered at Stage Four

No one had ever had cancer before Usually heart problems or asthma But there it was clear as day And she would need surgery

Discussing cancer treatment Contacting the Uva Couric Center Eval at the Couric Center Where the surgery would be done

And the surgery would be done But first, three rounds of chemo The cancerous mass removed Then three more rounds of chemo

Quiet for awhile But then the cancer returned To a place where surgery could not go All hopes placed on more chemo

Chemo again completed Waiting on her new CT Scan She said cancer will not break me But if it needs to, let it take me And I will gently say goodbye

Comments

@damschen 1d

Thank you for writing this. I am so sorry that you and your sister and family are navigating the cancer journey. This hits home. So much familiarity felt from these beautiful and discordant chords. Their backdrop with your spoken vocals carry so much emotion. The first line of the second verse - I feel that.

@wynia 6d

I'm sorry to read about the reality of your sister's situation. Cancer is such a terrible journey. Your final lyrics "She said cancer will not break me/But if it needs to, let it take me/And I will gently say goodbye" really turned my heart over. I hope she will do well and I wish you all peace

@jdschramm 1w

Powerful, got me tearing up. I’ve lost a couple family members to cancer in the last few years. My mom too had to go through treatment. The calming slightly wobbly guitar helps to just listen and sink into it.