[Suddenly—no reason—]

Suddenly—no reason—a good weekend!
It feels, says her e-mail, so good to feel
good. Always, a gift for celebration
in this child. After the diagnosis,

what would you do, what would withdrawing I?
She opened her house to the many who
phoned, wishing to bring their small gifts. Then, her
blood-count still up (ahead, the Neulasta

injections), she planted sunflowers in
the yard: My plot of happiness, she said.