I just came across a poem that my mother sent to me last year. It was written by a friend of hers from her breast cancer support group. I particularly like how she described the breast as a baby-feeder. I thought you all might enjoy it. Kathy in Maryland Mammalian Dichotomy Organic gland, a part of me, Babies suckled, endless cycle Generational continuum, Nourishment ancestral, Fundamental euphoria. Oh! Betrayer! Carcinoma! Disaster in former life-supporter, Silent dragon that would destroy This old worn-out life-giver, It's destruction, my mutilation. (c) 2002 Audrey Weber *********************************************** To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail To start it again: set lactnet mail (or digest) To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet All commands go to [log in to unmask] The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(TM) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html