Síndrome do Ninho Vazio

O autocarro amarelo chegou e levou-a. Assim sem mais nem menos. De mochila às costas, maça de cartolina onde se lê, M. E., Mrs Sullivan - bus #10, pendurada ao peito, sorriso nos lábios, lá foi ela. E eu que nem tive tempo para lhe dar um beijo, voltei para casa. Caminhei devagar, sem pressa de entrar nesta casa, que assim sem mais nem menos ficou demasiado silenciosa.

eu que nem gosto de jardinagem

tornei-me uma flor de elsa.

Point of View

Hope

Hope is like a colourful butterfly quietly lurking on a rough yellow wall.

Hope will be spelled CS-7017 for the next weeks

"CS-7017 is a new type of oral drug that is similar to some medicines called "thiazolidendiones" (known by commercial names such as Avandia and Actos) used to treat people with diabetes. This drug activates signals inside cells by turning on a molecular switch called "PPAR-gamma". In laboratory studies, CS-7017 appears to stop cancer cells from growing and destroys some cancer cells".

This is my new drug, my new hope, courtesy of Daiichi-Sankyo. For the next six weeks my fingers will be crossed when I swallow my morning and evening pills. It is hope, 0.25 mg at a time.

Who knows.... CS-7017 might be the one.