Dragon Fire by Geert De Kockere

Author:Geert De Kockere
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Sky Pony
Published: 2014-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

It’s summer again. Mr. Dragon and the Dragon children

are standing outside in the dark.

“Should we breathe fire again?” Mr. Dragon asks quietly.

“Alright,” the Dragon children say. “For a little while . . .”

And so they do.

Not to see who can do it the farthest. No, not to do it the farthest.

They try doing it as beautifully as they can.

Yes, as beautifully as they can.

And then something special happens. High in the sky, between the sparkling stars, a flame shoots through the dark.

“Mom!” the Dragon children shout. “That was Mom! Did you see that?

That was so beautiful!”

“Yes!” Mr. Dragon shouts. “So beautiful that Mom wins this time.”

And all three of them nod.

“Again tomorrow?” Mr. Dragon asks.

“Again tomorrow,” the Dragon children answer.

“To see who can do it the most beautiful . . .”

“Yes, the most beautiful . . .” Mr. Dragon says.

There’s fire and flames again . . .

In May 2010, I found out I had breast cancer. I had no choice but to fight. It became a war of attrition, both mentally and physically. The chemotherapy made me so sick I often wondered if it was all worth it. The mental anguish was the worst of all. How do you tell your children that Mom has a life threatening illness?

How do you deal with the idea that you might die?

I survived those months with the love and support of my family. I was cut off from living life, however. Then I decided to write a book about cancer, together with my sister Ilse. Not a corny story, but one in which the love between parent and child is so strong, it transcends the boundary of life and death. I translated the belief that there is “something” after the death into the hopeful ending of the story.

In the beginning of 2011, the treatments were finished. I felt I was growing stronger with each passing month, and I was optimistic about the future. At the beginning of July, however, came the second crushing blow: relapse! This time, it had spread to the bones and lungs. Halfway through September, treatment was halted. It had spread to the brain . . . This was the end.

The oncologists, Professor Altintas and Professor Huizing, had done everything they could. I want to thank them both from the bottom of my heart for their warm and kind care, and for their sincere emotional involvement. I also want to express my thanks to my dear friends, colleagues, neighbors, members of my extended family, and the nursing staff. I am amazed by so much heartfelt friendship!

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