tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2856606190655958351.post9171037485109138216..comments2024-02-23T17:38:07.840-05:00Comments on Therisa's World: Joy Of Being Examined (March 11, 2017)Therisa's Worldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14158009488213815860noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2856606190655958351.post-61292151235742675202017-04-17T01:00:37.813-04:002017-04-17T01:00:37.813-04:00Just look at the prodding from the doctors point o...Just look at the prodding from the doctors point of view as it can't be his favorite job! Old Egghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14727444489103758018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2856606190655958351.post-15889976720122582422017-04-17T00:18:29.837-04:002017-04-17T00:18:29.837-04:00And yet, there are tests and they extend life! Al...And yet, there are tests and they extend life! Although I suspect at times they are all part off ongoing scientific experiments. Physicians know so little. And then of course there are the humiliations and ironies that are not innocent. Quite a brave and vulnerable poem.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05723639294340760325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2856606190655958351.post-80434455409617864172017-04-16T20:00:21.648-04:002017-04-16T20:00:21.648-04:00Your pain and fear is so palpable here.. i m so so...Your pain and fear is so palpable here.. i m so sorry you have to face this :(Sanaa Rizvihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06681404650477409830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2856606190655958351.post-67003024311198726922017-04-16T12:50:59.398-04:002017-04-16T12:50:59.398-04:00I enjoy the humour in the poem, and I hear the unf...I enjoy the humour in the poem, and I hear the unfairness in which surgeries are considered "elective", though they are needed by the person to feel wholly themselves. We have a long way to go.Sherry Blue Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10769154286598233146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2856606190655958351.post-26163445700206453542017-04-16T12:22:16.960-04:002017-04-16T12:22:16.960-04:00This kind of poking and prodding really IS intrusi...This kind of poking and prodding really IS intrusive; but hopefully it does deter dangers that could develop if one did not endure these things.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07366010389846904663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2856606190655958351.post-57843687202677608212017-04-16T10:20:04.731-04:002017-04-16T10:20:04.731-04:00In Japan, we are required to do the stomach cancer...In Japan, we are required to do the stomach cancer test every year. I didn't like it that much but I realized it will benefit us. <br /><br />I enjoyed the poem, Therisa and the humor in it. I unserstood it even more after reading the postscripts. Happy 50th (soon)!!<br /><br /><br />totomaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01805083472267649276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2856606190655958351.post-60923246056438615942017-04-16T09:58:04.551-04:002017-04-16T09:58:04.551-04:00What a vicious cycle the humans have created for t...What a vicious cycle the humans have created for their own kind! Shame!....Sumana Royhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17333363799083094084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2856606190655958351.post-28808341783689581242017-04-16T08:46:18.571-04:002017-04-16T08:46:18.571-04:00This poem reminds me that there are many indigniti...This poem reminds me that there are many indignities inflicted upon us humans, many of them at the hands of medical personnel.Magical Mystical Teacherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01853272111925075994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2856606190655958351.post-42127300929956320762017-04-16T07:38:32.182-04:002017-04-16T07:38:32.182-04:00You have poured your fears into this poem... hope ...You have poured your fears into this poem... hope all goes well for you. Thotpurgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09729170517164200003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2856606190655958351.post-69691667768292974692017-04-16T07:16:34.939-04:002017-04-16T07:16:34.939-04:00Oh my goodness, complications I never dreamed of! ...Oh my goodness, complications I never dreamed of! It seems so wrong that for you such surgery should be deemed merely cosmetic, when I am sure you would nevertheless have to jump through all sorts of hoops to persuade doctors to operate. Rosemary Nissen-Wadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05913841031559499568noreply@blogger.com