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Posts by Katie Newbaum

Metastatic Breast Cancer

My Body, My Battle

by Katie Newbaum August 7, 2024

I’ll pray and then I’ll sleep
I’ll sleep and then I’ll eat
I’ll eat and then I’ll try to do something productive
I’ll do some chores and then I’ll be short of breath
I’ll sit and rest

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Dear Cancer (Circling Back)

by Katie Newbaum July 9, 2024

Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young are spinning on the record player
I dance to Suite Judy Blue Eyes and remember who I am
Just a few weeks ago this scene would have been near impossible

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