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How to Help a Cancer Victim

Posted on 02/28/2016 by Andrew Reynolds

How to Help a Cancer Victim First understand: we’re confused, we’re angry, we’re stunned, we’re overwhelmed, we don’t know what we need. Know you can’t fix it. Know we’ve heard a lot to be frightened of. Know we’re fragile. We … Continue reading →

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I Must Go to the Sea

Posted on 02/08/2015 by Andrew Reynolds

http://www.reluctanthiker.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/IMustGototheSea.mp3 I Must Go to the Sea The machine has stopped. The beams no longer batter the body. The doctor has proclaimed all is well. Breathing in the fresh air brings no relief mind weighed down with the weight of … Continue reading →

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Blood Test this Week

Posted on 10/26/2014 by Andrew Reynolds

The PSA Prostate specific anxiety Just a little poke Just one little vile My future in a number Just a little number Just one What will it be? Uncontrollable Unknowable. Am I doomed? or am I freed from the slow … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Poem

Posted on 09/30/2014 by Andrew Reynolds

I’ve started working on my next book: a book of poems on prostate cancer. I won’t be publishing all them here but thought I’d give you a sample of what I am working on: The doctor called. The train wreak … Continue reading →

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