The Twelve Days of Chemo

On the first day of Chemo my hospital gave to me
A big I.V. bag to make me pee

On the second day of Chemo my hospital gave to me
Two hospital gowns and 
A big I.V. bag to make me pee

On the third day of Chemo my hospital gave to me
Three nonsocomial infections
Two hospital gowns and 
A big I.V. bag to make me pee

On the fourth day of Chemo my hospital gave to me
Four lumbar punctures
Three nonsocomial infections
Two hospital gowns and 
A big I.V. bag to make me pee

On the fifth day of Chemo my hospital gave to me
Five bone marrow biopsies
Four lumbar punctures
Three nonsocomial infections
Two hospital gowns and 
A big I.V. bag to make me pee

On the sixth day of Chemo my hospital gave to me
Six blood transfusions
Five bone marrow biopsies
Four lumbar punctures
Three nonsocomial infections
Two hospital gowns and 
A big I.V. bag to make me pee

On the seventh day of Chemo my hospital gave to me
Seven packs of platelets
Six blood transfusions
Five bone marrow biopsies
Four lumbar punctures
Three nonsocomial infections
Two hospital gowns and 
A big I.V. bag to make me pee

On the eighth day of Chemo my hospital gave to me
Eight nights of sweating
Seven packs of platelets
Six blood transfusions
Five bone marrow biopsies
Four lumbar punctures
Three nonsocomial infections
Two hospital gowns and 
A big I.V. bag to make me pee

On the ninth day of Chemo my hospital gave to me
Nine nights of puking
Eight nights of sweating
Seven packs of platelets
Six blood transfusions
Five bone marrow biopsies
Four lumbar punctures
Three nonsocomial infections
Two hospital gowns and 
A big I.V. bag to make me pee

On the tenth day of Chemo my hospital gave to me
Ten nights of diarrhea
Nine nights of puking
Eight nights of sweating
Seven packs of platelets
Six blood transfusions
Five bone marrow biopsies
Four lumbar punctures
Three nonsocomial infections
Two hospital gowns and 
A big I.V. bag to make me pee

On the eleventh day of Chemo my hospital gave to me
Eleven nasty mouth sores
Ten nights of diarrhea
Nine nights of puking
Eight nights of sweating
Seven packs of platelets
Six blood transfusions
Five bone marrow biopsies
Four lumbar punctures
Three nonsocomial infections
Two hospital gowns and 
A big I.V. bag to make me pee

On the twelth day of Chemo my hospital gave to me
Twelve hallucinations
Eleven nasty mouth sores
Ten nights of diarrhea
Nine nights of puking
Eight nights of sweating
Seven packs of platelets
Six blood transfusions
Five bone marrow biopsies
Four lumbar punctures
Three nonsocomial infections
Two hospital gowns and 
A big I.V. bag to make me pee