I lost my kid
He should be here
I shout on rooftops
for all to hear
They look at me
And point and shrug
When what I want
is a hug.
I'd like to think
His death that came
Would inspire others
And spark a flame.
To Find a cure
To stand up tall
To never faulter
And never fall.
But when I look
who stands with me
I am surprised
who I see
Who turns their head
And close their eyes.
That pretend
They did not hear
All the cries.
It wasn't their child
Wasn't their kid.
They may ask
Why should I?
Change my profile
And share a post
Are you afraid?
you've done too much?
You say you care
So show me now
Stand with me
Stand Right NOW!
Alone I admit little is done
But with many
Cancer will be won!
I really pray
That one day
I will look
and loudly say
Thank you friends
For standing up
We knocked the
Tumors on their butts!
We took a stand
We took the pain.
Not one more child
will die in vain.
#FUND A CURE
#MISS MY KID
#45 weeks
#GOLDANDGREYMATTER365
Alex Rodriguez is a wife and mother of 3 boys and life long resident of Mill Valley, CA.
She lost her 2nd born son Steven (19) to a very rare brain cancer on 10/17/13. One of 30 documented of adult AT/RT. One of 5 documented cases side effects of chemotherapy called neutropenic gastritis. He was diagnosed May 15, 2013. After suffering uncontrolled headaches for a period of a few weeks and being misdiagnosed as - Wisdom Teeth, Whip lash, dehydration, Poor Diet, and being told by a doctor after doing a neurology exam (sans CT/MRI) "Good news is you don't have a brain tumor".. It was found that he indeed did have a 7cm brain tumor located on his right frontal lobe. After Emergency Craniotomy partial resection , and 121 Days of Inpatient Care of aggressive Chemotherapy ( exploding his tumor) and radiation- his hard fought battle was lost. But not without displaying courage and positiveness and a thirst for life. He was Given 2 options to return home if he had enough.. he continued to fight and would never give up .. as in his words - Even though it "sucked" …he was happy to just be alive. This is my journey as a grieving mother. Steven is survived by Alex, his father, Rafael and 2 brothers Michael (22) and Matthew (13)
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