Seeing Through
When his older brother got ALS, he promised they’d find a cure. When his older sister got ALS, he promised her his untiring care. When he himself got ALS, with self-love and a sense of certitude he...
View ArticleNow and Then
We travel in two dimensions, living in time and place experiencing life and death. Now and here or then and there. What about now and there and then and here? Pancreatic cancer means then is now,...
View ArticleFriday, late afternoon
Have you thought anymore about hospice? All sound seems to disappear A tear refuses to decide between the lacrimal duct and her cheek Suspended like the moment Not ready yet Silence broken The...
View ArticleFairly Well
A 94-year-old woman wrote this poem about her time isolated in room 139 of her assisted living facility during the early stages of the pandemic. With vaccine distribution finally taking place, it seems...
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