I’m about to tell you a story about me
Back in 03 I went to see my GP
To tell him 'bout the pain I had in my knee
He said you must have pulled a muscle
Then said I had a bowed knee
I went back for weeks asking for an x-ray
He said you don’t need one 99% no way
So I went to see A & E
And said I’d dropped and must of shattered my knee
So finally after 5 months I got my x-ray
And the Doctor with the results
Looked at me in a weird way
I had to stay there overnight
Within a couple of dayS of that
I got a phone call at my house
And while I was talking on the phone
My fam’ was quiet as a mouse
I got off with the results
And they said they thought I had cancer
I thought “this is wrong it can’t be the answer”
(Ben Calvert)
One Last Breath
by Creed
This is the song that Ben played constantly once he was told he was terminally ill, he said it expressed how he felt and it was also played at his funeral:
One Last Breath - Creed
Please come now
I think I'm falling
I'm holding on to
all I think is safe
It seems I found
the road to nowhere
and I'm trying to escape
I yelled back when
I heard thunder
but I'm down to
One last breath
and with it let me say
let me say
Hold me now
I'm six feet
From the edge
And I'm thinking
That maybe six feet
Ain't so far down
I'm looking down
now that it's over
reflecting on
all of my mistakes
I thought I found
the road to somewhere
somewhere in His grace
I cried out
"Heaven save me"
but I'm down to
One last breath
and with it let me say
let me say
Hold me now
I'm six feet
From the edge
And I'm thinking
That maybe six feet
Ain't so far down
Sad eyes follow me
but I still believe
there's something left for me
so please come
stay with me
'Cause I still believe there's
Something left
For you and me
For you and me
For you and me
Hold me now
I'm six feet
From the edge
And I'm thinking
maybe six feet ain't so far down
This site is dedicated to Ben Calvert an incredible young man who fought cancer with a great dignity and inner strength but eventually lost the fight at aged 22. Ben was a happy go lucky child and even more as an adult, he had a 'cheeky' but very sharp sense of humour and would have you in fits of laughter, he also cared so much about others and had a deep love for his family and close friends. He was my best friend as well as my son and the man in my life. He was the best brother to Tara and loved her the moment she was born and continued to protect her as she grew, vetting her boyfriends (and if he didn't approve God help them lol) We miss him so much, more every day, and time doesn't heal, you just learn to live with the loss that's all. I hope if you knew Ben you will add to this site your memories and if you didn't know him that you will benefit from this site in some way, even if it is just bringing awareness to this horrible cancer (Osteosarcoma). He is with me every day, on the days when I feel I can't cope I can feel him saying "come on Mum, get your act together". When he was ill he was more concerned about us than himself, I could never have gone through what he went through, I still marvel at his bravery, I couldn't have loved him more.
