Introduction

The "Hotel Melanoma" moniker is a metaphor for living with my particular brand of cancer. Except for those lucky few of us deemed "cured", all we cancer survivors are guests of one of the many, many branded hotels in the "Hotel Carcinoma" chain. We can check out any time we like, but we can never leave. Meanwhile, let's be livin' it up; and please support cancer education, prevention, and treatment research.



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Friday, January 28, 2011

A Serenade for Remission

Once again butchering the lyrics of a classic rock song for the sake of making a rather obvious point, here’s my song of the day sung to the tune of Pure Prairie League’s “Amie”………….



I can see why you think you belong to me
I never tried to make you mine, or let you stay too long for yourself
But now you’ve gone off somewhere else and I'm alone
You see I think that I don’t want you for my own

Cancer what you gonna do?
I think I could stray from you
For a while, maybe longer if I do

Don't you think the time is right for us to find
All the things we thought weren't proper could be right in time
And can you see
Which way we should turn together or alone
I can never see what’s right or what is wrong
(will it take too long to see)

Cancer what you gonna do?
I think I could stray from you
For a while, maybe longer if I do

Well now
Cancer what you gonna do?
I think I could stray from you
For a while, maybe longer if I do

Now it's come to what you want you've had your way
And all the things you done before just faded into gray
And can you see
That I don't know if it's you or if it's me
If it's one of us I'm sure we'll both will see
Won't you look at me and tell me

Cancer what you gonna do?
I think I could stray from you
For a while, maybe longer
Longer if I do

Yeah now
Cancer what you gonna do?
I think I could stray from you
For a while, maybe longer if I do

Fallin' in and out of havin’ you
Fallin' in and out of havin’ you
Don't know what you’re gonna do, I'd keep
Fallin' in and out of having you


I hereby solemnly pledge never ever to try to sing this tune in public. Nonetheless, here’s wishing all of you a quick entry to and permanent residency in The Great State of Remission.

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