tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456333369930820298.post8998322127475642721..comments2024-03-28T15:21:44.806-04:00Comments on Susan's Poetry: MastectomySusanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05723639294340760325noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456333369930820298.post-56028951151550355362013-11-11T14:13:22.678-05:002013-11-11T14:13:22.678-05:00this poem is just so lovely, in so many ways...lov...this poem is just so lovely, in so many ways...love the celebration i feel to be a woman here, the pride if feel for breast cancer survivors (both known and unknown). this write is a gem!<br /><br />stacy lynn mar<br />http://warningthestars.blogspot.com/Stacy M.S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17768743830360856158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456333369930820298.post-6833924315770881732013-11-09T09:41:26.165-05:002013-11-09T09:41:26.165-05:00I can relate to your feelings, very powerful poem....I can relate to your feelings, very powerful poem....and, yes, we have to be grateful for every day! ~ Lovehumbirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00106270909713851811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456333369930820298.post-13946576554580708652013-11-09T06:48:58.743-05:002013-11-09T06:48:58.743-05:00Dangerous is the very thought of it. A very poigna...Dangerous is the very thought of it. A very poignant piece and you speak of love, maternal love gland-less...a very ominous expression. TCPChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01735466017293465064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456333369930820298.post-88859775786855557912013-11-08T16:39:24.494-05:002013-11-08T16:39:24.494-05:00Thank you, Leslie. I know you are right; I'd ...Thank you, Leslie. I know you are right; I'd trade a piece for more time.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05723639294340760325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456333369930820298.post-57845284647856456752013-11-08T16:38:24.551-05:002013-11-08T16:38:24.551-05:00I watched the same video on Face Book. I had alre...I watched the same video on Face Book. I had already written this and should have sent it to her. A friend recently died of Breast cancer--the third in her family. I get emotional. Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05723639294340760325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456333369930820298.post-4435198150214398722013-11-08T16:36:32.935-05:002013-11-08T16:36:32.935-05:00Thank you, Sumana. Thank you, Sumana. Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05723639294340760325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456333369930820298.post-8135221400992345092013-11-08T16:36:07.410-05:002013-11-08T16:36:07.410-05:00Thank you, Emily.Thank you, Emily.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05723639294340760325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456333369930820298.post-82947261052969233742013-11-08T16:35:55.969-05:002013-11-08T16:35:55.969-05:00Oh, yes. Thank you, Kathryn.Oh, yes. Thank you, Kathryn.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05723639294340760325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456333369930820298.post-74745456641206653162013-11-08T16:35:37.097-05:002013-11-08T16:35:37.097-05:00Thank you, Brian. Yes, everything you say. I fla...Thank you, Brian. Yes, everything you say. I flashed on scenes of Civil War surgeries--piles of amputated legs--and then I saw them as breasts. Yikes. But beautiful, as in the photo-shopped images. Gruesome. Thank God, we're living longer and finding solutions. With art, we can bring focus to where it's needed.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05723639294340760325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456333369930820298.post-49198176474534130092013-11-08T16:30:20.187-05:002013-11-08T16:30:20.187-05:00Thank you, Sherry. Seems the prompts and the poem...Thank you, Sherry. Seems the prompts and the poems lately have stepped up a notch--totally great stuff--which will all be here when you are ready.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05723639294340760325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456333369930820298.post-42581793930716190222013-11-08T16:28:10.689-05:002013-11-08T16:28:10.689-05:00Thank you, Laurie. I agree that all Cancer sucks-...Thank you, Laurie. I agree that all Cancer sucks--even the little GIST removed from my stomach in February. I was thinking of you and your mom when I read the Hospital poem at Poets United earlier today. I hold you and your family in the Light.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05723639294340760325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456333369930820298.post-15826535387162875722013-11-07T16:24:10.621-05:002013-11-07T16:24:10.621-05:00Your words are loving and powerful. Cancer is the ...Your words are loving and powerful. Cancer is the valley of the shadow of death and going through it is a step by step journey where one is grateful to have another day even if some pieces are missing.<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13414513238308254080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456333369930820298.post-44453918967053473762013-11-07T16:07:18.627-05:002013-11-07T16:07:18.627-05:00WOW, Susan! This is a powerful, emotional look at ...WOW, Susan! This is a powerful, emotional look at a practicality of mastectomy. I just watched a YouTube video of a woman dancing with nurses and doctors in the OR immediately preceding her double mastectomy. I am getting lots of perspectives today!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12460881702249079009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456333369930820298.post-17204017261805585092013-11-07T06:37:08.349-05:002013-11-07T06:37:08.349-05:00sad, scary, powerful and beautiful words.... my fa...sad, scary, powerful and beautiful words.... my favorite lines being....'they<br />lay down in green pastures,<br />they remember love'....Sumana Royhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17333363799083094084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456333369930820298.post-47598926771524543562013-11-06T22:59:01.433-05:002013-11-06T22:59:01.433-05:00I really, really love this.I really, really love this.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07776705329847366429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456333369930820298.post-5012260209011438362013-11-06T20:39:57.165-05:002013-11-06T20:39:57.165-05:00Wow, pretty powerful poem. Breasts that remember ...Wow, pretty powerful poem. Breasts that remember love, beautifully put.Kathryn Dychehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17175563748388497142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456333369930820298.post-7940841029967438342013-11-06T17:22:21.068-05:002013-11-06T17:22:21.068-05:00i like the allusions to the lords prayer in this s...i like the allusions to the lords prayer in this susan...not easy for some women to take this route...cancer is...ugh...we need to get serious on finding a solution there....and def hope it takes the cancer with it...still though it is so hard....Brian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456333369930820298.post-40466535132751336522013-11-06T16:15:06.391-05:002013-11-06T16:15:06.391-05:00Incredibly beautiful, powerful and affirming, Susa...Incredibly beautiful, powerful and affirming, Susan. I am days behind, havent made it to the sites yet, still doing my blogroll:) I will get there. Sounds like there is some great stuff going on.Sherry Blue Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10769154286598233146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456333369930820298.post-89429822405579146622013-11-06T13:07:13.045-05:002013-11-06T13:07:13.045-05:00I've never thought of this, Susan, although I ...I've never thought of this, Susan, although I also know women who have had mastectomies. "they remember love" is so poignant.<br />KKay L. Davieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09966266404058177742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456333369930820298.post-79834039724388855832013-11-06T12:12:10.857-05:002013-11-06T12:12:10.857-05:00Wonderful.Wonderful.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456333369930820298.post-54479466312146645642013-11-06T10:23:07.288-05:002013-11-06T10:23:07.288-05:00I love this, Susan. Yes, each day is a gift. My mo...I love this, Susan. Yes, each day is a gift. My mom is an 18-year breast cancer survivor. We just found out she now has stage 4 lung cancer, though. Cancer sucks... not just breasts.Laurie Kolphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07494759781947881343noreply@blogger.com