40, cervical cancer

Another Chance

Disbelief!
Fear, then determination.
There's so much I want to do,
I'm not ready to die.

Talking, sharing, crying,
Deciding. Surgery. Cure.
No chance for children.

Searching for the positives.
Finding possibilities.
Looking forward
With hope and anticipation.

Another chance - My children, my life.

Dedicated to my friend and husband, Murray, my loving parents and my specialist, Rob Planner, without whose support my emotional and physical recovery would not have been possible. I was diagnosed with cervical cancer in 1987 at 27 years of age and treated with surgery - a radical hysterectomy and lymphadenectomy. Now cured, I'm the very proud mother of two wonderful adopted children, Robyn and Joshua.