What Counts...

Seven pills every morning,

Not including pain control
Four more pills to take at night,
Every week: three injections,
And two patches. Therapy,
Doctor visits, tests and labs.

Twenty-four hours, seven days,
A man who loves me, four kids

Call me "Mom". Two turtles, fish,

And my little dog, Whiskey.

If you ask, "Is it all worth it?"

I answer in one heartbeat.

Yes. 

Caren E. Salas

photo by William Salas