toe.
how i woke
up in the middle of the night
and stumbled
on a shoe
as i headed towards
the bathroom.
she says.
well, that's nothing, i had
cancer once. did i ever tell
you that?
i didn't know if i was
going to live or die.
oh really, i tell her,
rubbing my swollen
red big toe.
yes, she says.
they found a little dot on my cheek
which they scraped
off and sent to the lab.
thank
god they found it when they
did.
i could have died.
precancerous. actinic keratosis.
can you believe that. you always
think that's it's other people
that these things
happen to, not me.
i thank my lucky stars everyday.
i think i might put
some ice on my toe.
did i ever tell you about the time
i cut my thumb
peeling potatoes, she says
true story.
i almost needed stitches.
it was about ten thanksgivings
ago and......
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