Style: Hip Hop / Rap — storytelling, mid tempo

[Intro — spoken]

Meredith had been showing houses six days a week for twenty years...

She started noticing chest tightness every time she climbed stairs...

It always went away when she sat down...

She thought it was stress...

[Verse 1]

Meredith was always moving — client here and there,

Open houses every weekend — never time to spare,

Sixty-one years old and sharp as she had been,

But climbing stairs to show a home — something new was seen.

Tightness in the chest — not sharp — more like a squeeze,

Happened every time she pushed — went away with ease,

Five minutes sitting down and it would fade away,

Meredith thought nothing of it — just a stressful day.

[Pre-Chorus]

Happened every single time she walked uphill or fast,

Never at rest — only with effort — never seemed to last,

Husband noticed she was stopping more than usual now,

Said Meredith you need to see somebody — take a bow.

[Chorus]

Meredith gets tight — every time she moves,

Chest squeezes when she pushes — eases when she grooves,

Blood is getting through — but barely — just enough,

When the heart works harder — getting through is tough.

[Verse 2]

Doctor ran her on a treadmill — watched the numbers climb,

Tracing changed at higher speeds — right there — right on time,

Confirmed the blood supply was short — not blocked but tight,

Narrowing inside the vessels — fighting for the right.

Medication helped immediately — one spray under the tongue,

Pressure lifted in a minute — filling up the lung,

Daily pill to keep the vessels open — keep them wide,

Cholesterol pill added too — fighting from inside.

[Bridge]

Doctor said the vessels feeding Meredith's heart are narrow,

Not completely blocked — but getting close — cutting to the marrow,

If the chest pain changes — starts at rest or won't go away,

That's the sign things are getting worse — go to the ER that day.

Stress test every year — watching how things go,

Some patients need a wire through the wrist — to let the blood flow,

Meredith changed her diet — started walking every day,

Less stress — more balance — finding a better way.

[Outro]

Meredith still sells houses — just takes the elevator now,

Pill each morning — spray in her purse — she knows how,

Chest has been quiet — months without a squeeze,

Meredith's vessels narrow — but living life with ease.

“Meredith’s Story”