The Muslim Woman in a Wheelchair at the Cancer Center

When years ago, I went for infusions at Moses Cone Cancer Center for a blood cancer I had

I always saw a Muslim woman there in a wheelchair, who had become emaciated by her cancer.

I felt bad for her because based on what the cancer had done to her, she seemed on her way out of this life.

She was about 50 years old, spoke no English, and,
understandably, always looked depressed and unhappy.

She was one of the many people I saw emaciated and in wheelchairs at the cancer center, and I never knew cancer could put people in wheelchairs, a sad sight to see.

The Muslim women and I always seemed to be seated
near each other, though we never had any conversations,
and I don’t think she was even aware of me.

One day she wasn’t at the cancer center when I was, and I never saw her after that.

I fear she was yet another casualty of cancer that puts many people in wheelchairs and takes many out of this life.

Bob Boyd

Author: BobBoyd

Age 80. Cancer survivor since 3 years ago. Work out 3 times a week. Ride my exercise bike 2 hours a day. Live a solo reclusive life. Retired a year ago from working with the elderly in a nonprofit. Started writing poetry a little over a year ago; most poems I write are fictional but some are not. Spiritual with a permanent spiritual experience. Write poems on many subjects. Always researching for many of my poems and because of my unquenchable thirst for knowledge. After reading and hearing about many near death experiences and death bed visions, I believe death is the ultimate awakening and the relocation of a lifetime. You may believe differently, but you have the right to be wrong -- I'm just messing with you. :-) View all posts by BobBoyd