“SO “SO I’LL I’LL TAKE TAKE WHAT WHAT COULD COULD BE BE THESE THESE LAST LAST MINUTES MINUTES AND AND SECONDS SECONDS OF OF LIVING LIVING AND AND MAKE MAKE AA LIFE LIFE THAT’S THAT’S WORTH WORTH YOUR YOUR BELIEVING BELIEVING IN.” IN.”
LYMPHO, MA MY TAM H. NGUYEN
My Tam is a 28-year-old cancer survivor. She was diagnosed one year ago as of May 2012 with non-Hodgkins Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma. This poem was written in the moments prior to her confirmed diagnosis. For more on her cancer journey, visit tamthatcancer.tumblr.com
Photo credit: Tim Durkan
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