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The Waking
I wake to sleep, and take my waking slow.
I feel my fate in what I cannot fear.
I learn by going where I cannot go.
We think by feeling. What is there to know?
I hear my being dance from ear to ear.
I wake to sleep, and take my waking slow.
Of those so close beside me, which are you?
God bless the Ground! I shall walk softly there,
And learn by going where I have to go.
Light takes the Tree, but who can tell us how?
The lowly worm climbs up a winding stair;
I wake to sleep, and take my waking slow.
Great Nature has another thing to do
To you and me; so take the lively air,
And, lovely, learn by going where to go.
This shaking keeps me steady. I should know.
What falls away is always. And is near.
I wake to sleep, and take my waking slow.
I learn by going where I have to go.
--Theodore Roethke
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Joy's Updates - Straight from the Horse's Mouth.
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Friday, June 14, 2002
Changes
About a year ago I noticed some lumps in my neck which have stayed about the same until within the last two months. A mass about the size of my hand was noticeably on the left side of my neck. I'd been seeing Dr. Spigel every six months, and this was a drastic change since my last appointment. The fine-needle biopsy and PET and CAT scans indicated that this is in transition from indolent to intermediate and is mostly in my neck with few small places in my chest area and fewer smaller ones in my abdomen. This time I'm going to have to have treatment. The prognosis for this plan is promising with an 80% remission rate. I'm optimistic about the outcome but dread the journey to get there. Isn't that the way it is with many things? This is obviously a crossroads and time for reflection and re-evaluation.
1:09:00 AM
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