The Longest Minute Of My Life Comments

Good idea... you can wear that pink sweat suit that he bought you for your birthday! An excellent poem on how fragile life can be, even for someone so strong. Brian

A real Mary poem, full of feeling and the goodness it comes from. I am still waiting for the sequel and detailed info. Best H

Gentle excercise of the heart is good in any form.I pray that he stays well.Love Duncan

He should see a doctor as well, he's lucky to have such a concerned wife, all such men are, I think wife is the first doctor.

for some reason after reading this, i thought, a little to real...............but true.

Hey Mary, I was there for that minute with you! Brilliantly descriptive. I agree with everyone else too, chest pain should never be ignored - I looked after three people just this week who's prognosis are bad simply because they ignored the pain when it first started. Moyaxxx

Oh, Mary! I agree with Alice and Raynette - proverbs are gold-plated clichés for moments just like this! Thinking of you. Michael

You never cease to amaze how you can put moments of life into poetry. I know for a fact Suzanne Sommers books on eating can make you healthier and trimmer. Worth looking into. Rusty

Thanks for putting this frightening moment into a poem, Mary. And Alice's advice is really good. I know how frightening those moments can be, especially when you have young children. Raynette

Mary - I held my breath there for a minute. Don't let your husband ignore this. The husband of a friend of mine had similar chest pain a few years ago. He was in his 30s and did not want to go to the hospital (he said he didn't want to waste their time) but his friend (who just happened to stop by) made him go. He ended up having to have bypass surgery and the doctors said that he would have had a massive heart attack in a few days and no one would have been able to save him. He made all of us promise him that we would not let anyone ignore similar symptoms. He says that it is better to be safe than sorry (a cliche if I ever heard one) . avr

A very sad and heartfelt poem.. sincerely bridgid x

I too felt the eternity of that minute...I feared for the ending of your poem. Quite scary i'm sure but effectively expressed in your poem....Zainab

A little sad mary........not good........take care of him....put your foot down! Love dave xxxx