Deirdre Neilen, PhD, shares a selection from Upstate‘s literary journal, “The Healing Muse,” every Sunday on “HealthLink on Air.” Neilen is the editor of the annual publication featuring fiction, poetry, essays and visual art focused on themes of medicine, illness, disability and healing. Read The Healing Muse Cafe Blog.
Deirdre Neilen, PhD: One of the benefits of aging is the ability to review the past and grant ourselves and others absolution for mistakes and hurts. Veneta Masson is a nurse with three poetry collections. Her poem "Double Crown" will strike a chord with many daughters who remember their moms combing their hair. Here is "Double Crown":