The road leads away and back again
for the tiniest of babies now living
but for the creation of incubators
the path could be a distant memory
for those stricken with lifeless legs
albeit for the miracle of polio vaccine
memories might be a thing of life’s past
due to serious illness or head injury
life possible due to life support equipment
born with loss of limbs or due to accident
immobility the darkness of every dawn
mobile once again with prosthetics
every breath painfully labored and slow
lungs damaged by disease or by choices
the miracle of oxygen lines extending life
the nucleus of human life suddenly stops
a heart unable to support another moment
an artificial valve ignites beating again
for all of these reasons and many more
the list too extensive and long to write
the road leads away and back again
© March 2017 Renee Espriu
This was first published in the Bezine. You can read more of this current edition by going to https://thebezine.com/project-type/the-bezine-march-2017-vol-3-issue-6.
Photo Taken From Morgue File & Digitized by Myself
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We are very fortunate to have our health, and fortunate today that medical care is what it is.. And I know how extremely lucky I am to live in the UK.. where our health care is so good.. Even though its under pressure at the moment, we are so fortunate..
I hope all is well with you Renee, and your daughter and family.. Sending Love and thoughts your way..
Love Sue xxx ❤ … ❤ 🙂
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Yes we are indeed, Sue. My daughter, who has Lupus, surgery on her kidney was successful. They did a partial Nephrectomy which means they removed a large growth and a portion of her kidney but were able to save the kidney. The growth was biopsied and is not cancer. She is recovering and yesterday her daughter had my 4th great grandchild, a girl, Klaudya Charlotte Anne 7.7lbs 19in long. I will be going mornings to help out as my daughter cannot lift anything for 4-6 weeks. Hope you are well.
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Congratulations upon your 4th Great Grandchild.. wonderful and so good to know your daughter is recovering well and the test were good results…. Thank you I am well. ❤
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I’m glad I stopped by and saw that your daughter is doing well, Renee. So glad that cancer was not found. I wish a speedy recovery for her. And what special joy to have a new baby in the family…she’s beautiful…thank you for the photo today. Hugs…
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A powerful, poignant poem… Will be back soon to read it again, along with more of your wonderful poetry.
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Thank you so much for visiting. Will be back to your site soon as well.
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Just wanted to add that I really enjoyed reading your “about” page but was unable to post a comment there for some reason. Seems we’re kindred spirits in many ways – philosophically especially. (And then there are the grandchildren. No great grandkids here yet but just a matter of time. 🙂 )
It’s hard to keep up with blog reading here sometimes, but I do intend to check on yours as often as possible. (A bad back keeps me off the computer, frequently.)
BTW, your artwork is beautiful too, along with your writing. You are multi-gifted!
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Thank You for pointing that out as I did not realize it was set up like that. I have now added something to allow comments. I had no idea as no one ever said anything.
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