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A Cautionary Tale

A Cautionary Tale

As I walked down the hospital hall a couple of weeks ago I noticed a sign that read, “7 out of 10 colon cancer patients have no symptoms.” I could agree with that whole-heartedly, because I had no symptoms that one would associate with colon cancer. Since January of 2022 I’d felt short of breath and seemed tired, but who would associate that with colon cancer? I made an appointment with my general practitioner who did the usual blood tests…

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Writer’s Digest Poem a Day Challenge

Writer’s Digest Poem a Day Challenge

During April and November Robert Lee Brewer, Poetry Editor of Writer’s Digest, posts daily prompts. Poets can post their work online at http://www.writersdigest.com/whats-new/2018-april-pad-challenge-day-2. I have decided to chronicle what’s happening in our lives at the moment as the theme for this month’s poems. I’m not posting them on the Poem a Day website because they are considered published if I do. The prompt for April 2 was “Portrait.” Here is my offering: Portrait of an Illness Husband of fifty-six years complains…

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