Life Changes

Life Changes

[Editor's Note: Life Changes is a rap song written by Justin Montemayor on July 16, 2004. Justin was diagnosed at age 14 with osteosarcoma of the right tibia and had limb salvage surgery. He has had no evidence of disease since October 2004 when he completed chemotherapy and he feels “very blessed”.]

The ER Visit

Your life can change quick with only one ER visit

Doctors walk in the room ready to tell ya your lifes been twisted

Walking in calm, only expecting a fractured bone

But soon come to realize the word "cancer" has just smacked ya dome

My minds in different places, i cant believe i just heard the C-word

My thoughts became pain, at the same time my earth turned leeward

I was a believer, seein all those kids and sayin thank God its not me

Why did this disease become picky, and decided it should spot me

Are the death stories true? or should i enhance the lie

Then if its true with what they say, that with cancer ya die

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Your life can change fast, in only a split instant

Cancer in ya body, who in the world woulda sensed it

I wish I had selective hearing, and being choosy with what i hear

But by the time the conversations, i only have 1 thing, a tear

At The Doctors Office

Sat in the doctors office, crazy things will still fill my head

Expecting the worse from Dr. Maale, him tellin me I'm dead

The nurses call me back, Im thinkin is this my time of fate?

I sit in the uncomfortable wheeling chair, hopin i dont hear that line ya hate

Opens the door quickly, and wastes no time shownin the cat scan

Points directly at the tumor, explainin why that should be flat man

Said this doesnt look good folks, I need a biopsy performed in a hurry

Realizes my minds goin 100 MPH, and still says that hes worried

Slowly walks out of his office, and said i'll see ya at Childrens tomorrow morning

All i replied was "ok" as my eyes continued pouring

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After The Biopsy

The biopsy went fine, and the doctor had confirmed his diagnosis

He said looks like your bones gettin eaten, similar to osteoparosis

I didnt know this, but he said i'll have alot of chemo in store

I look on the cancer floor, and just realized that theres plenty of more

Laid in my hospital bed, as close friends and relatives came

They only walked in sad, but left cryin cause I was tellin my pain

Oncologist walks in, and slowly explained my long road

Im ready to explode and make note that it showed

He said something in relief to me, it seemed to stun my stress

Said i'll probably live, then i heard my dad say "Son Your Blessed"

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Present

Im slowly gettin better, as yall can probably tell im fine

To use my time i come on RS and express my lines

I got 6 treatments left, and i cant wait till the last week

Waitin for the last dose of gross, and get ready to reach my peak

I get all the girls now, one reason bein the shaved head

Im hungry for the women now, more or less then i crave bread

I'm gonna admit, I'm gonna miss all the attention

But the pain i endured was hard, so much i wont even mention

This is my story, but ive got one last thing to say

love ya family for life, cause life can end in a day

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