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awakening in fear
not of the test itself
but of its implications
awakening to find
a joyous card from my daughter
professing love i know to be
her daily gift to me
despite the years of pain
she has endured
i will borrow
a bit of her courage and take
the test and its results
as they are
Author of the Nandria Series, MaryJane is a retired family practice physician who grew up in the Midwest but now lives in the Pacific Northwest.