(a popular French feminine name
with Germanic roots, meaning
"hardworking, industrious,
or striving," derived from
the element 'amal' meaning
'work' or 'labor;' a French form
of Amelia gained international fame
from the 2001 film
Le Fabuleux Destin d'Amélie Poulain,
embodying both strength
and delicate charm).

Ah...,methinks days of yore,
when as kids playing
you got donned teacher role,
yet rooted in the present wherefore
nothing explains
with rhyme or reason,
why thee cursed
and wrought with karkinos, -
(the ancient Greek
word for crab -
to describe malignant tumors) therefore

mettle must immediately be forged,
not necessarily to receive palme d'or
of 118 grams of 18-carat
ethical yellow gold,
hand-cast into a wax mold
by Chopard artisans,
whereat palm leaf rests
on a unique base
of cut rock crystal
(or sometimes rose quartz),
shaped like an
emerald-cut diamond
featuring 19 leaflets
and a small heart at the base,
but acquiring the blessing
and being granted L'chaim (לְחַיִּים)
a popular Jewish toast,
similar to saying "Cheers!"
or "To your health!"

and more coveted then
aforementioned cherished, former,
(and highest prize awarded
at the prestigious
Cannes Film Festival,
recognizing the best feature film
in the Official Competition,
symbolizing artistic excellence
and elevating films
to international acclaim).

Near impossible mission to transcend
and detach yourself
from diseased cells
that doth promise to rend
a fate worse than death
dog awful chemotherapy and radiation
versus (without absolute zero read doubt)
whiling away precious and spend

time "footloose and fancy-free"
painfully aware what
terminal diagnosis doth portend
knowing your existence can abend
sooner than thee doth wish.

Sophisticated technology
in-sync with Artificial Intelligence
(as attested here regarding
how these words got linkedin -
ha just kidding)

can and will outsmart
the grim reaper giving
a run for his money

cue expert oncologists -
doctors specializing in diagnosing,
treating, and managing cancer,
often serving
as the main healthcare provider,
who leads a care team,
develops treatment plans
(like chemo, radiation, surgery),
and offers supportive care
during and after treatment,
with different types
focusing on medical,
surgical, or radiation therapies.

The power of positive thinking
so called mind over matter -
the ability of an optimistic mindset
to improve mental, physical,
and emotional well-being
by reframing challenges,
fostering resilience, and creating
a cycle of positive
actions and outcomes,
not by ignoring problems
but by focusing on solutions,
growth, and possibilities.

I vaguely remember
how our beloved mother,
whose deathbed vigil
quickly followed by coroners
unwelcome pronouncement

(now already her demise going on
twenty two earth orbitz
around the sun),

whereat her only son did not attend,
yet methinks about three years
before her passing
she underwent a hysterectomy,
which bought said grace period,
no matter such major convalescence

severely circumscribed opportunities
living a quality life

nevertheless, she vowed to fight
figurative nail and claw

cause pathologists prognosis
of metastasization devastating news
to accept and comprehend.

Though I feel helpless,
the most support afforded courtesy
your brother who does care
(and realized how meager
his emotional availability
when ye underwent a mastectomy
to thwart horrid license to kill
courtesy the Pale Horseman

whose name Thanatos,
the same as that
of the ancient Greek
personification of death,
and only one of the horsemen
to be named) -
when prognostication
identified stage zero cells
about one score plus years ago
did not even offer
poor substitute of words.