Sense Sonnet - Tickler

Dirty Diagnosis

The doctor gave me quite bad news.
I have only six months to live.
Second opinion - same reviews.
Does the doc have advice to give?
One thing to do, doc does suggest,
Is take a mud bath ev'ry day,
And therein just relax and rest.
Is there a cure in this some way?
I ask the doc who tells me no -
Just a good practice thing to try.
I ask the doc why this is so.
And the doc gives me this reply,

"Mud bath - not strange as it may sound."
"Get used to being in the ground."