Two hits

(The two-hit theory in hereditary cancer describes how two hits or mutations in genes are needed to cause cancer in an individual.)

Many adverse events in life just like cancer fit

The two-hit hypothesis- where the first hit

Bends you, alters you but does not cause a break

A second hit then give you a thorough shake

Where you snap, shatter, visibly broken appear

In either the physical or the emotional sphere

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After the first hit of an adverse childhood experience

A failed relationship gives a second hit in a manner intense

If generational trauma one carries subconsciously

Any discrimination can cause decompensation rapidly

On a background of unhealthy lifestyle, any added physical stress

Can lead to diagnosis of a major illness

One act of dishonesty in a relationship might create a crack

But a second act breaks the proverbial camel’s back…

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The first hit therefore one must seriously take

What is bent can be straightened, but once there is a break

It gets closer to the point of no return

This is the lesson in life I have from cancer learnt