Today’s guest post is by Lisa Bartoszek who participated in the Write to Heal webinar MyLifeLine.org co-produced with Institute for Life and Care. Lisa graciously shared her inspiring writing with us.
I grew up with a love of sports which has spanned my entire 52 year old lifetime. Baseball is my favorite sport and so I contrasted the very favorite sport in my life with the worst situation ever faced in my life. Being diagnosed with a high-grade undifferentiated Sarcoma of my leg in August of 2012, changed so many aspects of my life. But, it did not end my life! Currently in remission, I celebrate each day and am working hard to adjust to the “new normals” in my life.
Writing words to my Sarcoma was very meaningful to me; it was my way of challenging the presence of something so uninvited and unexplained. Mylifeline.org has been a wonderful resource for me and I am especially grateful for their innovative offering of the Creative Writing Webinar. Game on Sarcoma!!
Gratefully,
Lisa Bartoszek
Baseball and Sarcoma
Where did you come from, a mass of mutated, lethal cells, so unlike all others in my healthy body?
FOUL BALL……
Why did you stay and grow and destroy – form, function and dreams?
HIT BY PITCH……..
Little did you know the host you invaded; determined, vibrant, energetic Hungarian bull.
CURVEBALL!
For now, you have struck out – cut away, burned up and sent to the dugout.
DOUBLE……
Should you reenter the game, beware – I am stronger, wiser, ready for you.
TRIPLE…….
Game on if we must, Sarcoma. I am going to secure the win in this game.
VICTORY!!!
- Lisa Czanko Bartoszek
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