And Yet She Smiles

When she was three She got really sick So sick she could not go outside And yet she smiles Her parents are worried And the doctors are unsure Then everyone got scared When the bruises appeared And yet she smile The doctors believe it's Her kidneys Her dad jokes that it's The big C And yet she smiles Tests are done Weeks have gone by She is getting sicker And no answers have been found And yet she smiles One early morning Her parents get a call The doctor's tell them it's cancer Her mom begins to cry And yet she smiles The say the cancer is too far a long For normal treatment So they want to try something That is still in experimental stage And yet she smiles So treatment begins And it doesn't seem to be working Her family is scared And treat everyday as if it were her last And yet she smiles The treatment is brutal and consist of Chemo and radiation She is given shots In her legs, chest, and spine And yet she smiles Some treatment is cruel Which consisted of six shot in each leg for 14 days Some days were so hard That she would cry when she was brought in a room And yet she smiles She is given blood transfusions And many pills and medication are taken The extent of treatment Leaves her weary and frail And yet she smiles Side effects of treatment are seen Sores begin to appear in her mouth and throat And it hurts her with every swallow And yet she smiles She doesn't care for sweets Because of the effects of certain medication She is not allowed to go outside For her immune system is way too low And yet she smiles Over three years this goes on And treatment is working Then one day she is told The cancer is gone And she smiles It has been 12 years now And scars of treatment can be seen And check ups have gone from Daily to yearly And now I smile