Two of my poems are in the print edition of Peregrine, Volume XXXVII, The Caregiving Issue. This is the publication of Amherst Writers & Artists Press. Seventy-three writers are represented here and the issue is so varied, addressing every aspect of tending to the dying, the disabled, the fragile and the difficult patient.
One of my poems is “The Necessary Piece,” about when I advocated for a Hospice patient’s wife whose washing machine broke down at a critical moment during end of life care. Often it is the simple things that loom large. And how hard we have to fight to achieve a good outcome.
The other is called “Emergency Number,” a true story about a caregiver at her breaking point. Lack of sleep and constant worry can break a person. I learned that caring for the Care Giver is as important – and as challenging – as tending to the patient!
This is a deeply important collection for anyone with a sick loved one or work that involves providing care. It provides a realistic insight in love at it most difficult, and its most rewarding. Go to amherstwriters.org.