I would like to share something I wrote for aunt Rosie and educated the people about what the dangerous are about cigarette smoking! MY HEART IS BREAKING! BY JAMES BRENNAN Have you ever had your heart break in a million pieces and not know what to do about it? Well that is how I am feeling right now. My aunt Rosie is dying of cancer and on February 28, 2014 she was admitted to hospice. My way of dealing with being upset is to write about it and share my story with the North Haven Middle School. I hope that this story will help and educate people not to smoke and smoking is deadly in many ways! Let me explain what my aunt has been going through. My aunt Rosie was a smoker for many years, she smoked Winston cigarettes. Her diagnosis was throat cancer about 2 years. Instead of having a Laryngectomy, she decided to try chemotherapy and radiation. Unfortunately, the chemo and radiation did not work. It only shrank the tumor a little. A few months ago, my aunt had trouble breathing and was rushed to the hospital. They discovered that the tumor was blocking her airway and she needed to have a Tracheotomy. The surgery consists of putting a hole in her windpipe in order for her to breathe. That scared her enough to finally have the Laryngectomy surgery in October. They removed her voice box; during her surgery they realized that the radiation had damaged her esphogus. At that time they were unable to go in and correct the problem. They needed the help from a plastic surgeon so she was transferred to Smillow. They finally obtained a plastic surgeon and back to surgery she went. They took a muscle from her chest to repair the hole in her esphogus . Then they removed skin from her thigh to be used on her neck. At this point in time, I was still not allowed to visit her, my mom said. So, I waited patiently and asked about her. Once she was transferred to Gaylord Hospital, I was allowed to visit her on weekends. It was sad because she had to spent her birthday in the hospital. We were lucky enough to have a birthday party there for her. Then once again, she was transferred to Montowese Rehabiliation Center. I would visit her every day after school and on weekends. One time, I even went there to play bingo with her, my cousin Nicky, my brothers, and my mom. My aunt was so happy we were there. My aunt spent Thanksgiving there, and I made a Turkey for my family in a cast iron dutch oven. The leftovers my grandma made Turkey soup. That was the only way my aunt was able to taste my turkey, is by drinking the turkey broth. She loved it! As Christmas came closer, we found out that my aunt was going to be there for Christmas. I took some money I earned and asked my mom to take me to the store. I bought her a fake small Christmas tree and I decorated it. The next day, I couldn’t wait to bring it up to her, to decorate her room. I made my aunt smile! A few days before Christmas, I went to see her dressed up as an elf. I couldn’t believe how big her smile was when she saw me! During our Christmas vacation, she was finally allowed to go home. I was so excited for she was able to be home for New Years. At her last, doctor’s appointment, they advised her, she now has lung cancer. This really made me upset, about a week ago, my aunt fell and hit her head in her house. She was rushed to the emergency room by ambulance and admitted. They discovered that her cancer has spread through her blood into her bones, liver, and kidneys. They transported her to hospice last Friday. I went to visit her on Friday night and again on Sunday. My grandma said she is being put on a morphine pump and that I no longer can go visit her. This breaks my heart to know that I may never see her again! She can pass away at anytime. I hope that after you read this article, that people think twice about smoking, and hopefully never have to go through with my aunt has gone through. I would like to also encourage everyone to donate money or participate in ST. Baldrick’s. It’s about time they found a cure for cancer! ST. Anthony is my aunt’s favorite saint and I now wear his medal in memory of her. I love you Auntie Rosie!
Posted on: Sat, 08 Mar 2014 12:59:53 +0000
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