Archive for October 5th, 2008

Breast Cancer Awareness: A Poem

October 5, 2008

       
I am very aware of breast cancer this month. 
My patient is dying of it.
My supervisor just found out she has it.
My neighbor survived it.
My mother-in-law died from it.  
Breast cancer.
When was my last mammogram?
I can not remember when.
I am a nurse who should know better.
Hear the wisdom of breast cancer sisters.
Get one now. Get one now.
And for your dying [...]