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The Dreaded Wait

Sticky mammogram			
The dreaded breast biopsy
Little prick and burn.
Warm flesh on cold stainless steel
The breathless waiting begins.

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Jan Allison

April 1, 2018 at 3:35 PM

I can relate so much as I've recently written poems on the subject Caren - from November to january were the longest months waiting waiting first for biopsy results which were 'indecisive' then having the lump removed and waiting even longer to discover it was a wart in the breast tissue called a 'papilloma' ... trust me to be different! I still have a haematoma but its slowly being re absorbed :-) hugs jan xx

Caren Krutsinger

April 1, 2018 at 4:46 PM

Thank you,Jan. This is a subject we want people to think they CAN talk about.