Treatable but not curable

So this thing is treatable but not curable

But then, is my mum as durable?

Will she last? Will she get past this?

Chemo tablets to be taken for 5 days

Then back to see the doctor’s at RAH

On the 17^th of December

What a date to remember

About a week before Christmas

Another trip to the city

She’s so exhausted already

She’s gone to bed to lay her head

Too much to take in all at once

Couldn’t read that book they gave

Too much jargon: too many big words

Oh Zac if only she could say the same as you

“Too many big words!” and make my day

Then just throw that silly book away!