By Desiree LeRoy
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the scan showed four spots on my lungs
i have a biopsy tomorrow
he said short of a miracle
it is cancer
i just want to start the meds and be clear
i have a lot of fight in me
i replied, you do
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it’s weird
it blows air into the hospital gown
to keep me warm
i turned it off cause I was getting sweaty, lol
i deflated myself
you sent a picture, your head adorned in a hospital beret, your face scared but a familiar silly
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i’m nervous
but ready to know
once they have all the facts
they can attack
i love you
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i haven’t gotten the results back yet
but I promise to let you know ASAP
any pointers when you choreograph a dance?
i kind of scratched out a routine on the plane
i need to cut the song
i also need to work on my toe fall
you sent a picture of the mountains
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i got the biopsy results back
cancer
i have to keep fighting
also, can I teach my work friends the hip hop routine you taught me?
i gotta try and break it down
work it, girl
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i have a scan in a few weeks
to find out if the treatment
is working
until then
just keepin going
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hey
can you update the gofundme?
it needs to say
stage 4
metastatic breast cancer
it has now spread
to my lungs and brain
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we met after your brain surgery
we sipped on chamomile tea
melting into your living room
laughing all afternoon
you asked about donating a box of shampoo to a local shelter
our last dinner
you shared travel plans
filling every month of the year