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What the 12 Days of Christmas Looks Like for a Cancer Caregiver
Debbie Legault is the mother of a young woman who was diagnosed with breast cancer at 27. Debbie chose to share the experience of being a full-time caregiver to her daughter during treatment in a blog called “Mom … It’s Cancer” and published the compilation of those thoughts in book format when active treatment was completed. Legault soon realized that the end of treatment was actually just another beginning and continues to write about the realities of survivorship both from her perspective as a caregiver and from her daughter’s point of view.
A caregiver writes a poem expressing joy over her daughter’s clean scan results after having had breast cancer in her own version of the 12 Days of Christmas.
On the first day of Christmas post-cancer gave to me…
Adrienne still no evidence of disease (NED)
On the second day of Christmas post-cancer gave to me…
A clear MRI and Adrienne still NED
On the third day of Christmas post-cancer gave to me…
One cardiologist, a clear MRI and Adrienne still NED
On the fourth day of Christmas post-cancer gave to me…
No heart impairment, one cardiologist, a clear MRI and Adrienne still NED
On the fifth day of Christmas post-cancer gave to me…
“JUST IN CASE” ULTRASOUNDS
No heart impairment, one cardiologist, a clear MRI and Adrienne maybe NED
On the sixth day of Christmas post-cancer gave to me
A little bit of brain fog
“JUST IN CASE” ULTRASOUNDS
No heart impairment, one cardiologist, a clear MRI and Adrienne maybe NED
On the seventh day of Christmas post-cancer gave to me
Tossing and turning, a little bit of brain fog
“JUST IN CASE” ULTRASOUNDS
One cardiologist, no heart impairment, a clear MRI and Adrienne maybe NED
On the eighth day of Christmas post-cancer gave to me
Rising anxiety, tossing and turning, a little bit of brain fog
“JUST IN CASE” ULTRASOUNDS
No heart impairment, one cardiologist, a clear MRI and Adrienne maybe NED
On the ninth day of Christmas post-cancer gave to me
Hating the waiting, rising anxiety, tossing and turning, a little bit of brain fog
“JUST IN CASE” ULTRASOUNDS
No heart impairment, one cardiologist, a clear MRI and Adrienne maybe NED
On the tenth day of Christmas post-cancer gave to me
Fighting back tears, hating the waiting, rising anxiety, tossing and turning, a little bit of brain fog
“JUST IN CASE” ULTRASOUNDS
No heart impairment, one cardiologist, a clear MRI and Adrienne maybe NED
On the eleventh day of Christmas post-cancer gave to me
Doctor’s appointment, fighting back tears, hating the waiting, rising anxiety, tossing and turning, a little bit of brain fog
“JUST IN CASE” ULTRASOUNDS
No heart impairment, one cardiologist, a clear MRI and Adrienne maybe NED
On the twelfth day of Christmas post-cancer gave to me
NO SIGNS OF CANCER
Tears of relief, glad this one’s over, know more are coming, dreaming and hoping, someone will find it,
THE MAGIC ELIXIR
No more tests
No empty chairs
No broken hearts
And Adrienne forever NED.
Read more: What a Mother of a Cancer Survivor Really Wants for Christmas
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