Trembling hands, I am afraid.
Smiling eyes, I am brave.
Spilling tears, I am angry.
Breathing belly, I am hopeful.
There's room for all of it.
I walk around doing the day to day:
The dishes, the laundry, so normal.
Carrying cancer with me.
I want to tuck myself into a ball,
relinquish my bravery, give in to sadness.
I want to run miles, insistent on hope.
I want to tell everyone
how many emotions I am carrying.
I want to be silent and not tell a soul.
There's room for all of it.
about.
Write to heal. Move to recover. Treat to cure.
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Sharon Chappell grew up with her father's two cancers.
She has been writing since childhood to heal from depression, panic and anxiety. Three days before her father passed away, Sharon was diagnosed with breast cancer.
Wet Wings is her book of poems about Sharon's first month of struggle with this disease.
The book is hand bound and features paintings by Sharon and her daughter, Gillian.
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100% of your purchase of this book will be donated to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation.
Questions? Email Sharon at wetwings.poetry@google.com
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Sharon will hand-bind Wet Wings and deliver it to you
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Sharon is writing and book-binding
as she heals from
breast cancer
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Wet Wings, a hand-bound set of poems about
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