tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757387388608137930.post4043714608771846975..comments2023-11-15T23:49:22.421-05:00Comments on The Big C and Me: A POETIC CANCERRennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08617626526633867494noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757387388608137930.post-29838348742378626432013-02-23T01:11:54.700-05:002013-02-23T01:11:54.700-05:00Hi Janine!
I would love to feature your poem on ...Hi Janine! <br /><br />I would love to feature your poem on my blog as a guest blog, if you would like that. Please email me: rennasus@gmail.com!<br /><br />Look forward to hearing from you.Rennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08617626526633867494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757387388608137930.post-66278987835996165642013-02-21T18:22:47.547-05:002013-02-21T18:22:47.547-05:00Thank you for posting this poem. It was very movin...Thank you for posting this poem. It was very moving. I wrote a poem about losing my hair during chemo and it was very cathartic for me. It has also been helpful to other women whom I shared it with. I was wondering if it was ok to post here or if there was another place to post it, if it's ok with you.<br /><br />Today was my first time to this blog. Thank you so much for writing it! I'm very impressed and grateful.<br /><br />JanineAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757387388608137930.post-38282850021229453852013-02-20T16:46:18.816-05:002013-02-20T16:46:18.816-05:00Thank YOU, Liz!Thank YOU, Liz!Rennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08617626526633867494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757387388608137930.post-29099605283946969962013-02-20T08:29:01.046-05:002013-02-20T08:29:01.046-05:00So moving, Renn - thanks for posting it.So moving, Renn - thanks for posting it.Lizhttp://www.paw-paw-salad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757387388608137930.post-18203282757586826252013-02-17T21:13:56.762-05:002013-02-17T21:13:56.762-05:00Kathi- I know, I have been unable to uncover anyth...Kathi- I know, I have been unable to uncover anything at all about his health. If you find out anything, let us know! xoRennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08617626526633867494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757387388608137930.post-79140513493280736522013-02-17T21:09:06.553-05:002013-02-17T21:09:06.553-05:00I always enjoy your posts, Yvonne... even when you...I always enjoy your posts, Yvonne... even when you are taking a break! :-)Rennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08617626526633867494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757387388608137930.post-31895407240147821892013-02-17T21:07:05.838-05:002013-02-17T21:07:05.838-05:00thank YOU, Holly, for stopping by!thank YOU, Holly, for stopping by!Rennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08617626526633867494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757387388608137930.post-18496227604395675142013-02-17T21:06:25.299-05:002013-02-17T21:06:25.299-05:00We're on the same poetry wavelength!We're on the same poetry wavelength!Rennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08617626526633867494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757387388608137930.post-3675560304024832552013-02-17T21:05:58.418-05:002013-02-17T21:05:58.418-05:00agree, Eileen!agree, Eileen!Rennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08617626526633867494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757387388608137930.post-59034582150932794232013-02-17T21:05:44.662-05:002013-02-17T21:05:44.662-05:00Karen, your words are so poignant. I especially lo...Karen, your words are so poignant. I especially love your line "the wish to once again live the treasured memories of ordinary days." So interesting that you were a hospice nurse for 30 years and you saw it all and "tried it on for size." And you're right, no amount of magical thinking can shush it away. I'm sorry you and your hubby *both* have incurable cancer, I did not know/realize that. BIG HUGS to you both. xoxoRennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08617626526633867494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757387388608137930.post-46554898251100044702013-02-17T18:01:46.955-05:002013-02-17T18:01:46.955-05:00Wow, Renn! Amazing. Thank you for finding this &am...Wow, Renn! Amazing. Thank you for finding this & sharing it. I'll be reading more of his poetry -- and hoping he is okay.The Accidental Amazonhttp://accidentalamazon.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757387388608137930.post-66987100600046686022013-02-17T12:15:42.565-05:002013-02-17T12:15:42.565-05:00Oh, Renn
What a powerful, powerful poem!
Thank ...Oh, Renn<br /><br />What a powerful, powerful poem! <br /><br />Thank you so much for introducing me to this poet. I need to find more of his work. <br /><br />"Now to see what wasn't seen before ..." Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09639315050187004960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757387388608137930.post-67620034671121602332013-02-17T11:50:59.491-05:002013-02-17T11:50:59.491-05:00thank you dear Renn...for sharing these powerful w...thank you dear Renn...for sharing these powerful words!Hollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02027157668158426998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757387388608137930.post-14378568223489877052013-02-17T07:47:19.928-05:002013-02-17T07:47:19.928-05:00Wow! Incredible poem Renn, thanks so much for shar...Wow! Incredible poem Renn, thanks so much for sharing xMariehttp://journeyingbeyondbreastcancer.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757387388608137930.post-84350800729442738942013-02-17T00:23:48.533-05:002013-02-17T00:23:48.533-05:00Beautiful words, but painfully poignant.Beautiful words, but painfully poignant.eileen@womaninthehat.comhttp://www.womaninthehat.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757387388608137930.post-30720322593776345322013-02-15T22:46:46.952-05:002013-02-15T22:46:46.952-05:00dear renn,
thank you for sharing this extraordina...dear renn,<br /><br />thank you for sharing this extraordinary poem. it resonates that feeling we all share, looking back and seeing our life in blissful ignorance never dreaming it could be so shattered when one get's a cancer diagnosis; and the anguished wish that is implied - the wish to once again live the treasured memories of ordinary days. lots of us often think to ourselves, wondering when, unbeknownst to us, those god-awful alien cells took hold and grew into the monsters, when was their destiny fulfilled and assured to wreak havvoc with our minds, bodies and souls. heartbreakingly beautiful..."you were almost, word for word, forever...". <br /><br />looking back...so ironic...i was a hospice nurse for 30 years. there was not one, not one scenario i ever encountered that i did not try on for size. now i realize that it was a form of magical thinking to keep what i saw at bay. i thought i knew and believed there was nothing of this earth one could call, "unimaginable". i think that's why lately, i've looked back and felt such a terrible sting of naivety...since both hugh and i have incurable cancers. reading this poem helped me be more at peace, forgive myself. thank you, renn, and thank you stanley plumly.<br /><br />love, XOXO<br /><br />karen, TCtccomments2013https://www.blogger.com/profile/00446394638074551345noreply@blogger.com