I wrote this poem for Wendy Rae Mitchell as a thank you for all of her hard work. She supports ladies at Guildford Hospital, raises awareness both in the medical profession and to the general public. When she is not doing that, you will also find her up a mountain raising money for Endometriosis. It is a special Birthday this year (I can’t tell you which one, as she is a lady!) I wish her a very happy one filled with lots of fun! x
A poem for a special lady
Wendy in her pants of pink
Another mountain to climb
With a smile, a laugh and a wink
We appreciate you so much
You give freely of your time and heart
All in the aid of your Endo girls
With your kindness and knowledge to impart
So proud of you, with the doctors you stood
Explaining the emotional care
The huge importance and impact
Nurse care specialists could have, everywhere
` Without you as part of the team
It would be like having fish without chips
Not everybody is lucky enough to have
A Wendy during their hospital trips
When things are going up the wall
You’re always at the end of a phone
To help us with feelings and thoughts
And let us have a good old moan
You come along to appointments
And offer a willing ear
Which is always a comfort
And greatly helps to alleviate the fear
Personally for me
I was an inpatient for a week
Had a visit from a friendly face
Which made me feel less bleak
Wendy Wendy, there is only one
You’re made of special goo
You make a difference to our lives
And help us not feel blue
I know without a shadow of doubt
That if endo was a walking thing
You would be popping on your gloves
And jumping straight in the boxing ring
If only it was an open fight
Against you, it wouldn’t stand a chance
It wouldn’t be around any more
To give us a backwards glance
So the last thing that is left to say
Is thank you and wish you Birthday cheer
And find out who’s round it should be
To get in all the beers!
Love Lily Lou x
What a lovely poem :) I really like the verse where you say Wendy would be boxing the endo - great image there! I like writing poetry too from time to time, but haven't written anything in a while... It's great that you have found such a helpful nurse - makes all the difference - if only there were a few more Wendys out there!
ReplyDeleteThanks for your lovely comments about my story - it's nice to have someone who knows what it's like to have chronic health issues... I've been struggling quite alot recently - been in quite a lot of pain in various ways. Yesterday had a bad VP flare up, which I think is due to some VP physio I've just started doing, so won't be doing that any more! Have you had issues with that? Worst thing is I'm due to ovulate in the next week, which will make things very difficult - so frustrating! Have you had any progress in that department?
All the best
Claire xxx
Hi Claire,
ReplyDeleteThank you for the complement on the poem. Sometimes it's good to do something creative, I find that it takes me off to another world minus the pain. We could definitely do with some more Wendy's in the world.
It is really good to have people to understand your situation, its good to know someone gets it and you don't even have to try to understand. I find that empowering.
I'm really sorry you have been dealing with a flare up, it sucks. Unfortunately it does seem to flare to start with when starting physio. Were you seeing somebody for physio? Its really hard when your trying to conceive as sex obviously flares things too.
No news as yet. Will post a blog in the next couple of days with an update.
I hope you feel better soon
Soothing thoughts to you
Lily Lou xx