Family

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Romantic you were not;
loving you were.
"In sickness and in health"
you attended her for a year-and-a-half.
Never complaining, you maneuvered her wheelchair
and administered her medication.
All the chores, inside and out,
fell on your shoulders.
Your fishing poles abandoned
for so long but finally,
the fourth operation
brought her back to the doors of recovery.
The "call" shocked us!
Your secret was kept well.
While you cared for her,
you were undergoing chemo.
Asbestos from the old mill where you
toiled so hard was the cause
of the lung cancer
that claimed your life.
What courage you had;
you were her hero
till death did you part.

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