I’m on my way out, she said,
like she was picking up keys
after finishing the grocery list
and buttoning her coat
before quietly closing
the door after her.
Poem for Aunt Lucille, recently diagnosed with incurable liver cancer.
This October is the 25th anniversary of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. More than 40,000 men and women will die from this disease this year. Early detection can save your life. Although men and women of all ages can get breast cancer, women especially aged 40 and older should get a mammogram and clinical breast exam every year. Please have yourself checked. And if you don’t already know how, it’s important that you learn how to self-examine your breasts.
Susan G. Komen for the Cure is the world’s largest grassroots network of breast cancer survivors and activists.