Inspirational Cancer Poem: "What Cancer Cannot Do"

This cancer cannot do poem appears in many of the DonnaBellas Angels art. From online searches, the most that was found about the original authorship was that is supposedly first appeared in the 1960's in an Ann Landers column. There has been variations in the printed text. Sometime it has "...kill friendship" or "kill friendships". Paintings have both options.

What Cancer Cannot Do is also available in Spanish "Lo que cáncer no puede hacer".

What Cancer Cannot Do

Cancer is so limited...

It cannot cripple love.

It cannot shatter hope.

It cannot corrode faith.

It cannot destroy peace.

It cannot kill friendship(s).

It cannot suppress memories.

It cannot silence courage.

It cannot invade the soul.

It cannot steal eternal life.

It cannot conquer the spirit.

-Author Unknown

Links to the art paintings with this text on the left of the page.

Links to our online store with cancer gifts at with just the text (as displayed) are below.

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