My biopsy came back benign! An early Christmas present, right?

Photo by Preslie Hirsch on Unsplash

Methinks announcing the good news here in this new short format is a quick and easy way to let my Medium friends and fans know I’m out of the woods with my breast intact.

As with most life events, the experience provided much grist for the proverbial writing mill. Two poems and two longer posts so far. The poems are Loving the Left and the Right and Rest Gently, Brave Breast.

Since humor is my thing, I was determined to find the lighter side to the grueling biopsy procedure. I’m pleased with the result, and so apparently are my MuddyUm friends. See for yourself:

One Lump or Two?

On a more serious note, this appeared in Middle-Pause:

What Do You Say to Cancer? How ‘Bout Dosing up with Love?