Advocate for Yourself
- Surviving Breast Cancer
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By Brookshire McDonald COMMUNITY | POETRY
Be your own advocate
You must do.
Healthcare workers are great
But overworked, too.
Don’t accept “no news is good news”
‘Cause that’s not always so.
You need to receive an answer
“From the get go.”
Life expectancy has increased
Causing more older folks on earth,
And referrals to specialists
Has increased since birth.
Appointments are taken
For doctors galore
Making the wait time
A month or more.
Adding your name to a call list
Is sometimes a thing;
But don’t hold your breath
For a possible ring.
Make the call yourself
Every day or two
To check on cancellations
To find room for you.
Make your case
By saying you feel worse;
But don’t jinx yourself
By calling the hearse.
Some offices get tired
Of your calling so much;
So by magic they have an opening
Right before lunch!
Don’t forget a second opinion
Is always a good thing
Even tho’ it’s another office
You must continue to ring.
It’s your body,
So show it good care.
It means more to you
Than others anywhere!
To be counted in the life expectancy numbers
this year
Be your own advocate
To release all fear!!